Five-year plan sets country on path to get 15% of its energy from non-fossil sources by the end of the decade

Wind turbines in Xinjjang, western China (Flickr/ Kaj17)
Wind turbines in Xinjjang, western China (Flickr/ Kaj17)

China is set to invest 2.5 trillion yuan (US$361bn) into clean power generation by 2020, under a blueprint published on Thursday.

The National Energy Administration said the push for nuclear and renewables would create more than 13m jobs.

The latest plank in…