Dave Vetter: 🚨China is building *twice* as much solar and wind capacity as *the rest of the world combined*, according to a new report from Global Energy Monitor.

🚨China is building *twice* as much solar and wind capacity as *the rest of the world combined*, according to a new report from Global Energy Monitor.

China continues to lead the world in wind and solar, with twice as much capacity under construction as the rest of the world combinedglobalenergymonitor.org China is cementing its position as the global leader in renewables development with180 GW of utility-scale solar and 159 GW of wind power already under construction1 .The total of the two is nearly tw...

The 180GW of solar and 159GW of wind power currently under construction would be enough to power all of South Korea. The report also notes that China has a third of planned renewables capacity under construction, far higher than the global average of 7%.

China could hit an installed total of 1,200GW of renewables capacity by the end of 2024. Separate analysis from @carbonbrief.org indicates that the nation could be on course to peak CO2 emissions this year, far ahead of schedule.

Analysis: Monthly drop hints that China’s CO2 emissions may have peaked in 2023 - Carbon Briefwww.carbonbrief.org China’s CO2 emissions fell by 3% in March 2024, ending a 14-month surge that began when the economy reopened after the nation’s “zero-Covid”

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