Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Trump might nix America as a climate tech leader. 5 charts show China winning that
This year is going to be the hottest year on record. Humans need to reduce fossil fuel emissions more and faster to avoid catastrophic outcomes of climate change. China has been the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitter since 2005 and is now accounting for 31% of global carbon pollution. However, its emissions growth has been slowing recently not because China is using less energy but because it is rapidly adding wind and solar power to its grid. China is committed to peaking its planet-warming pollution before 2030 when it will generate more power from the sun than US’s total electricity consumption. While China is still the largest contributor to CO2 emissions, it is also the world's largest generator of solar and wind energy, supplier of solar panels, and manufacturer of clean energy vehicles like electric and plug-in hybrids. Also important is its consistent commitment, investment, and competition to a cleaner energy mix.
Read the article and graphs to learn the changes and status of China’s energy mix.
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/11/18/climate/climate-china-solar-wind-dg/index.html
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