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Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity
While the US administration is ignoring global warming and the world’s
effort to cut back fossil fuel consumption, China is driving renewable energy
generation in its homeland and abroad. Coal had been the largest source of
energy generation until last year, but the growth in solar and wind power
generation has outpaced the increasing need for electricity. For the first
time, it has become the world’s leading source of electricity in the first half
of this year. China is the leading country not only in adding renewable power generation
but also in providing economical solar panels around the world. In fact, over
half of solar generation is now happening in lower-income countries, thanks to
the economically advantageous price of solar panels from China. In the meantime,
developed countries like the US and EU are still relying more on fossil fuels to
meet the growing demands for electricity, which is driven even further by AI
and data centers. By the way, nearly half of the new cars sold in China are new
energy vehicles, such as EVs and PHVs. It seems that consistent policies and
continuous efforts are both needed to make a big transition happen.
Read the article and learn about what and who are driving renewable
energy generation in the world.
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