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The amount of wind and solar power under construction in China is now nearly twice as much as the rest of the world combined. (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] crusa187@lemmy.ml 10 points 4 months ago (2 children)

This is unironically how China will win. Renewable energy sources, mass availability of affordable housing, and other of these types of forward-thinking, sustainable investments will usher in a new golden era for them. It’s arguably already arrived.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 8 points 4 months ago

Incredible what can be achieved when the government focuses on improving the lives of the people living in the country instead of trying to run a global hegemony.

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago

Their advantage is that their government can take radical, mass-scale, and unobjected (albeit sometimes clumsy) action.

[–] Alsephina@lemmy.ml 5 points 4 months ago

Wow Brazil isn't doing too bad either.