"China built 85 times as much new coal capacity as solar and wind capacity in the last decade, when measured by energy output rather than percentage growth off the base"

Another Brain Freeze at the Times | Power Line

The numbers for China are even more embarrassing. When measured in percentage terms, China’s growth in renewable energy from 2000 through 2010 certainly sounds impressive—up 1,545 percent!! Yes, China built a lot of new coal plants, too, but its coal-generated energy only increased 132 percent. Looks like renewables are the story, no? Guess what: China built 85 times as much new coal capacity as solar and wind capacity in the last decade, when measured by energy output rather than percentage growth off the base.