In some good news for the environment, China has reached its clean energy target six years earlier than expected. in 2020 President Xi Jinping It aims to have at least 1,200 gigawatts of clean energy sources by 2030. China’s National Energy Administration claims in a new statement that the country has reached 1,206 gigawatts thanks to 25 gigawatts of turbines and panels added last month. Bloomberg reports.
This milestone is critical for China, the world’s biggest polluter, which will produce about 12.7 metric tons of emissions per year by 2023. The New York Times reports. In context, the United States is second with 5.9 billion tons. However, China spends more on clean energy than any other country, but it still has a long way to go. So far, the sun and the wind have been created 14 percent of the country’s energy In 2024.
China is working to expand this number with a number of projects involving renewable energy. In June, it was announced that the state-owned China Three Gorges Renewables Group would invest 80 billion yuan ($11 billion). base that uses solar, wind and coal to generate electricity. The plant will be built in Inner Mongolia and will receive 135 gigawatts of China’s 435 gigawatts dedicated to desert projects by 2030. We’ll have to see how much of a negative offset the coal aspect will cause as the plan moves forward.
