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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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China Installed More Solar Panels Last Year Than the U.S. Has in Total::China installed more new solar capacity last year than the total amount ever installed in any other country.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

China's govt has been trying to make their country as self sustaining as possible, this is part of that initiative. No one can tell you shit if you're don't rely on anyone for external things.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Ya, it makes sense considering China imports 2/3 of their oil. Solar and EVs make a lot of sense when you don't have much in the way of fossil fuels. Not even considering the environmental benefits