General Discussion

If they have the highest emissions, they also have the largest population and a significantly lower standard of living than the US. The West, having started climate change with its own modernisation, can't now blame climate change on underdeveloped countries developing. China also recognizes that the 21st century will belong to the countries that invest heavily in renewable energy infrastructure.

https://www.energymonitor.ai/features/explainer-how-china-is-quietly-becoming-a-renewables-powerhouse/?cf-view

"Wind and solar energy are expected to overtake coal in the country’s electricity production capacity for the first time in 2024, making up 40% of total installed capacity. A report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) in January also noted that China commissioned as much solar PV capacity in 2023 as the entire world did in 2022, and that it installed 66% more new wind turbines that year than the year before."

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/09/china-to-head-green-energy-boom-with-60-of-new-projects-in-next-six-years

"China set to boast half of world’s renewables by 2030"

https://globalenergymonitor.org/report/china-continues-to-lead-the-world-in-wind-and-solar-with-twice-as-much-capacity-under-construction-as-the-rest-of-the-world-combined/

"China is cementing its position as the global leader in renewables development with 180 GW of utility-scale solar and 159 GW of wind power already under construction. The total of the two is nearly twice as much as the rest of the world combined"