Renewable energy set to steam ahead

Increase will exceed EU, US and Japan combined, says IEA report

China will see the biggest absolute increase in power generation from renewable energy in the next 20 years, more than the increase in the European Union, the United States and Japan combined as the country faces a serious battle against pollution, the International Energy Agency said.

China will be the strongest driver in the global trend where renewable energy will account for nearly half of the increase in global power generation by 2035, with variable sources, notably wind and solar photovoltaics making up 45 percent of the expansion, the Paris-based energy agency said in its annual World Energy Outlook report released on Tuesday.