One country dominated clean energy growth this year, and it isn't the US, UK, or Germany. It's China, by a landslide.

Wed, 12/27/2023 - 11:36

solar panels stretch across fields with mountains in the distance — A solar farm operates next to Donggou village in northern China's Hebei province. Solar is now the cheapest form of electricity in a majority of countries.
AP Photo/Ng Han Guan

The world set solar and wind energy installation records in 2023.
The US, Europe, and India all added a lot of renewables, but China outpaced everyone.
Continuing this trend should help Earth nix fossil fuels to prevent severe warming and its effects.

Led by new solar power, the world added renewable energy at breakneck speed in 2023, a trend that if amplified, should help Earth turn away from fossil fuels and prevent severe warming and its effects.