China's clean tech exports prevented more than the UK's annual emissions
Solar panel exports to South Asia alone were responsible for almost a third of the avoided emissions..
Chinese clean tech exports prevented over 374 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions in 2020, surpassing the annual emissions of the entire United Kingdom, according to new analysis from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air. The rapid decline in solar and battery prices is transforming global energy systems as the country's manufacturing boom drives the worldwide energy transition, even as the US exits the "battlefield," remarked former US climate envoy John Kerry.
With President Donald Trump set to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping, the White House argued that extending the US-China trade truce would provide more time to negotiate a larger deal.
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