Get the latest tech news

Global Solar Installations Up 64 Percent So Far This Year


Even as the U.S. guts support for renewable power, the world is still pushing ahead on the shift to solar energy, with installations up 64 percent in the first half of this year.

Even as the U.S. guts support for renewable power, the world is still pushing ahead on the shift to solar energy, with installations up 64 percent in the first half of this year. This year China has added twice as much solar capacity as the rest of the world combined, the analysis found, though the country is now at a crossroads. In an interview with Yale Environment 360, analyst Lauri Myllyvirta said that policymakers must choose between propping up coal, a keystone industry in many cities, or doubling down on renewables, a major driver of economic growth.

Get the Android app

Or read this on r/technology

Read more on:

Photo of Year

Year

Photo of percent

percent

Related news:

News photo

I used my iPhone 15 Pro Max for over a year: Here's how the battery life has changed

News photo

The Sonos Era 300 speaker is 20 percent off right now

News photo

PayPal and Venmo users can try Perplexity's Comet AI browser free for a year now