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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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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I thought China's population has stopped growing and is actually on a track to start shrinking rapidly?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

But at the same time, quality of life is rapidly improving which means energy usage per capita will eventually ramp up to similar level with average western citizen's energy usage.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That depends on whether it'll keep its position as world's cheap factory. Quality of life improving tends to affect that too. What energy China now consumes for production may not be required in 20 years.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

China already is losing cheap factories to India and other neighboring countries.