{"id":"a506053d-5f4f-465f-a3d7-d5ca9c925064","url":"https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/china-reaches-solar-energy-milestone-what-does-this-mean-for-the-worlds-largest-greenhouse-gas-emitter","domain":"livescience.com","outlet":{"name":"Live Science","country":"US","cred":3,"lean":0,"curated":true},"title":"China reaches solar energy milestone — what does this mean for the world's largest greenhouse gas emitter?","plainHeadline":"China's installed solar capacity marginally exceeds coal capacity.","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["China's installed solar capacity reached about 1,288 GW by end of July.","Coal-fired capacity stood at about 1,285 GW at the same time.","Solar output rose 15.5% year-to-date January–July, reaching 802.4 TWh.","Solar accounted for roughly 13% of China's total electricity consumption in seven months.","Experts caution that capacity does not equal actual generation and integration remains a challenge."],"topics":["Climate","Energy","Environment"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-03T09:36:51.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-03T10:49:56.235Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/31d1d9b4-66e2-4983-a5c6-b4eccd07a92b"}