China plans to build new coal-fired plants after the country was hit by blackouts last week in a move set to cause alarm ahead of the COP26 summit at the end of the month. A statement from Beijing's National Energy Commission today said energy security would become a priority following the outages and that China would rethink emissions targets. Beijing had previously committed to hitting peak emissions in 2030 and being carbon neutral by 2060 - a target which would involve the closure of more than 600 coal plants. But today's statement hinted Beijing will build more coal-fired plants as...