China’s solar power capacity has surpassed 1 TW, marking a historic milestone as the country accelerates its energy transition. Around 92 GW of new PV systems were installed in China in May alone, but analysts warn the pace may slow in the second half of the year.
By the end of May 2025, solar capacity had reached 1.08 TW (1,080 GW), up 56.9% year on year.
They are the largest polluter primarily because we outsourced our polluting manufacturing to them. The politics of that part are a separate issue, but the results need to be factored in. A lot of Chinese pollution is western pollution, outsourced.
They also appear to actually have a coherent plan that seems on track. Could it be a lot better? Of course! It’s still a lot better than a lot of the world is doing.
Please show me somewhere making large scale improvements that aren’t built upon China’s right now.
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Unfortunately, my standards really are that low. The fact that China is still the only large country/group hitting them says more about the rest of the world.
“We” outsourced manufacturing? No independent private companies moved manufacturing to China because their lab or was cheap and they had no environmental regulations.
They are exploiting this right now by scaling up production to take advantage of the countries that are trying to combat climate change.
They dont have a coherent plan, if you’ve followed chinas climate change journey youd know theyve missed every single milestone and target.
They are the largest polluter primarily because we outsourced our polluting manufacturing to them. The politics of that part are a separate issue, but the results need to be factored in. A lot of Chinese pollution is western pollution, outsourced.
They also appear to actually have a coherent plan that seems on track. Could it be a lot better? Of course! It’s still a lot better than a lot of the world is doing.
Please show me somewhere making large scale improvements that aren’t built upon China’s right now.
Edit to add.
Unfortunately, my standards really are that low. The fact that China is still the only large country/group hitting them says more about the rest of the world.
“We” outsourced manufacturing? No independent private companies moved manufacturing to China because their lab or was cheap and they had no environmental regulations.
They are exploiting this right now by scaling up production to take advantage of the countries that are trying to combat climate change.
They dont have a coherent plan, if you’ve followed chinas climate change journey youd know theyve missed every single milestone and target.