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China Installed More Solar Panels Last Year Than the U.S. Has in Total::China installed more new solar capacity last year than the total amount ever installed in any other country.

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[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] Saik0Shinigami@lemmy.saik0.com 2 points 2 years ago

Turns out at the same cost as always... since they're also still firing new coal plants.

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/chinas-coal-country-full-steam-ahead-with-new-power-plants-despite-climate-2023-11-30/

In the third quarter of this year [2023], however, China permitted more new coal plants than in all of 2021, according to Greenpeace, even as most countries have stopped building new coal-fired power and are phasing out plants.

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[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (6 children)

china also has more population than any other country

[–] lazynooblet@lazysoci.al 5 points 2 years ago

There may be differing opinions on government and ethics, but one thing China does well is push their workforce towards common goals like this.

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