mekka okereke Nov 7

While US venture capitalists were buying monkey jpegs, and DOGE coins, and figuring out how to get Black women fired, and tweeting about white birthrates, and trying to mandate which bathroom trans kids should use, China was making progress on climate change and taking the lead in a real industry.

https://www.economist.com/leaders/2025/11/06/chinas-clean-energy-revolution-will-reshape-markets-and-politics

"The world" has already taken the win. Every country *except the US*🤡 now has access to cheaper power, cheaper cars, non-polluting buses, less dependence on coal and oil, which means slightly less geopolitical instability based on the price of oil.

Oh, and as a side effect, will produce less C02.

China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics

The world’s biggest manufacturer now has an interest in the world decarbonising

The Economist
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Yeah, the strategic vision of China with regards to renewables is impressive.

The crazy thing is that the #US is actually building some PV plants. A Korean company (#Hanwha) just finished one in #Georgia. 🫠

https://www.hanwha.com/newsroom/news/press-releases/hanwha-qcells-new-cartersville-factory-set-for-33-gw-of-solar-module-production-per-year.do

(To give a feel to the numbers: In the US, 4-5 GW of solar modules roughly equals a 1GW nuclear reactor in output.)

#ICE

Hanwha Qcells’ new Cartersville factory set for 3.3 GW of solar module production per year

Launch of new commercial production module in Cartersville, Georgia will add 3.3 GW to yearly U.S. solar capacity

Nov 7 at 1:32pmWeb