More Wind Turbines and Solar Panels were Installed in China last year than in the Rest of the World

· Chinese companies are building electric vehicle and battery factories in Brazil, Thailand, Morocco, Hungary and beyond.

· China, unlike the U.S., doesn’t have much easily accessible oil or gas of its own, so it is eager to eliminate dependence on imported fossil fuels and power more of its economy with renewables.

[ABS News Service/01.07.2025]

Though China still emits more climate pollutants than the U.S. and Europe do combined, it is pivoting to cleaner power at breakneck speed.

More wind turbines and solar panels were installed in China last year than in the rest of the world, and the country’s clean energy boom is going global. Chinese companies are building electric vehicle and battery factories in Brazil, Thailand, Morocco, Hungary and beyond. The country already dominates global manufacturing of several clean energy devices, and with each passing month, it widens its technological lead.

Context: At the same time, the U.S. is pushing oil and gas. Both countries’ strategies are driven largely by national security. China, unlike the U.S., doesn’t have much easily accessible oil or gas of its own, so it is eager to eliminate dependence on imported fossil fuels and power more of its economy with renewables.