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China says it isn't going to rush its Clean Energy transformation.

In a two-hour speech to kick off the weeklong Communist Party Congress, President Xi Jinping said that prudence would govern China’s efforts to peak and eventually zero out carbon emissions.

The cautious wording comes after a spate of high-profile power shortages in recent years, and as global energy costs have soared after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine upended trade flows.

Xi Jinping's speech made China’s path to decarbonization clear: It won’t stop burning fossil fuels until it’s confident that clean energy can reliably replace them. The speech shows more emphasis on energy security and the significant role of coal in China’s energy supply.

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Is the world crossing into mass adoption of green technologies?

Today there’s one of the biggest transformations underway. It affects how we generate the power that flows to our electrical outlets—and what gets plugged into those zero-emission electrons.

From electric motorcycles to heat pumps and rooftop solar panels. New analysis shows which countries have crossed the threshold and how quickly those markets then expanded.

It all starts with the transition to clean energy, now approaching full speed with 87 countries drawing at least 5% of their electricity from wind and solar. The United States hit 5% in 2011 and surged past 20% renewable electricity last year. If the US follows the trend set by others at the leading edge, wind and solar power will account for half of US power-generating capacity just 10 years from now. That would be years—or even decades—earlier than major forecasts. 

Fascinating Fact.

One wind turbine can power up to 1,500 homes for a year.

Quick and Clean weekly bites.

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