Aerial view of the second phase of China’s largest renewable energy power base under construction at Tengger Desert in Zhongwei, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of China on Dec. 9, 2023 . Yuan Hongyan / VCG via Getty Images
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China is the world leader in renewable energy, including 40 percent of the planet’s entire solar capacity, reported Rystad Energy. The United States comes in second place with 12 percent.
Last year, China installed more new solar capacity than the total amount ever installed in any other country, Bloomberg reported.
“China’s solar sector is set to break records in the coming years. When installed capacity crosses the 500 gigawatts (GW) mark…
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