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.

  • ryathal@sh.itjust.works
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    9 months ago

    China regularly does vanity projects to get positive headlines. Mass tree planting has been a popular one, the trees are generally all dead in a year or two, but they got the pro environment headline.

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      9 months ago

      yes, most replanted trees die regardless. forest coverage is up and thats what matters.