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Clean energy largest driver of Chinese GDP growth in 2023: report

By Jing Xuan TENG SHANGHAI, Jan 25, 2024 (AFP) – Clean-energy projects were the largest driver of China’s economic growth in 2023, with Beijing investing nearly as much in decarbonisation infrastructure as total global investment in fossil fuels, according to a report released Thursday. China is the world’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases driving climate change, but it is also the top producer of wind and solar energy. Faced with soaring energy consumption, the country […]