China built out record amount of wind and solar power in 2024

China surpasses 2030 renewables target six years early

The NewsChina broke its own records for renewable energy installation in 2024, boosting solar capacity by 45.2% after an already breakneck 2023. Wind capacity leaped by 18%, also a record. It means Beijing surpassed its 2030 renewables target six years early. China emits the most carbon of any country, but scientists believe its emissions may have peaked, and its renewable energy production is expected to outstrip coal within five years. While t…

China accelerates wind and solar expansion, surpassing targets

China installed a record 357 gigawatts of wind and solar power in 2024, exceeding its 2030 renewable energy goal six years early while remaining the world’s top emitter.Isabella O’Malley reports for The Associated Press.In short:China increased its wind and solar capacity by 45% and 18%, respectivel...

The Associated Press reported that China's installed capacity of renewable energy (wind and solar) power generation reached its highest level in history in 2024. Despite this, China remains the world's largest greenhouse gas emitter.

China's Wind and Solar Soars by 357 Gigawatts, as Trump Mires us in backward, Planet-Wrecking Fossil Fuels

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – President Trump’s attempt to derail the wind and solar industries in the United States in favor of dirty fossil fuels is a threat to the health of the planet, of course. But it is also a threat to the US economy. Fossil fuels are sources of short term profits. As the horrific effects of carbon dioxide on human-driven climate change become ever more destructive, coal, fossil gas and petroleum will increasingly be ba…

Chinese Companies Set New Records in Overseas Renewable Deployment

China installed a record amount of wind and solar capacity at home last year, data showed earlier this month. Yet, the country did not stop there. Chinese companies also installed record power generation capacity abroad as well—and half of it was neither wind nor solar. Wood Mackenzie reported this week that Chinese power generation capacity developers completed some 24 GW of new capacity across more than 150 countries that are part of China’s B…

China built out record amount of wind and solar power in 2024

China raced ahead building renewable energy last year, installing more wind and solar power than ever before and continuing to leave all other countries in the dust.