The United Nations’ climate action page adequately states: “Energy is at the heart of the climate challenge — and key to the solution.”
Fossil fuel production and use trap the sun’s heat, which harms the planet and its creatures. The Associated Press reported on China’s major efforts to replace nonrenewable energy with renewable resources.
Chinese President Xi Jinping set a 2020 goal of having 1,200 gigawatts from renewables by 2030 to lower energy costs and reduce air pollution. Amazingly, China surpassed that goal six years early when it installed 374 gigawatts of solar and wind power in 2024. The country aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060.
This major step for the environment was an increase of 45% in solar energy and 18% in wind energy in operation in 2023. However, there is still work to be done, as while China is the leading country in renewable energy usage, the country also produces the most pollution from fossil fuels…
