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China Installed More Solar Panels Last Year Than the U.S. Has in Total
(www.ecowatch.com)
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The enslavement of the Uighur people? I work for an American renewable energy company and a lot of contracts were disrupted by the US' Forced Labor Prevention Act. I suspect that the sudden jump in domestic Chinese installation is partially caused by Chinese exports being restricted by western nations.
Turns out at the same cost as always... since they're also still firing new coal plants.
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/chinas-coal-country-full-steam-ahead-with-new-power-plants-despite-climate-2023-11-30/