{
  "id": 4986604,
  "title": "Chinese solar capacity passes coal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/chinese-solar-capacity-passes-coal",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-02T01:30:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MacroBusiness",
    "slug": "macrobusiness",
    "url": "https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2026/09/chinese-solar-capacity-passes-coal/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "To great fanfare. This is not quite as salubrious as it seems. This is installed capacity, not actual electricity produced. On that measure, solar and wind are still well behind coal. Be aware that 2026 H1 is annualised, so it may overstate the coal displacement. There are a few reasons to expect the transition to The post Chinese solar capacity passes coal appeared first on MacroBusiness .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}