China in top of renewable energy production: BP report

Beijing, July 10 : China exceeds the US as the top producer of renewable energy in 2016,as per the latest BP Statistical Review of World Energy released on Monday.
Renewable power, excluding hydro power, in the world grew by 14.1 % in 2016, the biggest increment on record.
Although the share of renewable power within primary energy was just 4 %,its strong growth meant it accounted for one-third of increase in primary energy.
China continued to dominate renewable growth, contributing about 40 % of global growth -- more than the entire OECD -- and surpassed the US as the largest producer of renewable power last year, said BP chief economist Spencer Dale.
China also provided the main source of world growth for both hydro and nuclear power.
Global hydro power rose 2.8 % in 2016 from a year ago, with more than 40 % of growth from China.
In the meantime, global nuclear power went up by 1.3 % or 9.3 million tonnes of oil equivalent, with China contributing almost all the growth.
Carbon emissions were essentially flat over the past three years, Dale said, with China again the key player.
The BP data showed carbon emissions in the world rose slightly by 0.1 % in 2016, while in China, the emissions fell 0.7 % from a year ago.
"China's carbon emissions are estimated to have actually fallen over the past two years, after growing by more than 75 % in the previous 10 years, and some of the improvements reflects structural factors that are likely to persist," Dale said.