China has committed to bring carbon emissions to a peak by 2030 and to net zero by 2060
China currently has a total of 339 gigawatts (GW) of capacity under construction, including 159 GW of wind and 180 GW of solar. Image: Stringer / AFP©
China is building almost twice as much wind and solar energy capacity as every other country combined, research published Thursday showed.
The world's second-largest economy is the biggest emitter of the greenhouse gases that drive climate change.
China has committed to bring carbon emissions to a peak by 2030 and to net zero by 2060.
It has endured several waves of extreme weather in recent months that scientists say are rendered more severe by climate change.
China currently has a total of 339 gigawatts (GW) of capacity under construction, including 159 GW of wind and 180 GW of solar.