Last year China installed more than half of all wind and solar added globally. In May alone, it added enough renewable energy to power Poland, installing solar panels at a rate of roughly 100 every second.

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From Tom Scott's newsletter. The photos:

A wind farm near the Heidu Mountain Scenic Area in Qinghai Province. Weimin Chu

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A solar farm in the Daliang Mountains, Sichuan Province. Weimin Chu

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A solar farm built on a tidal flat in Xiangshan County, Zhejiang Province. Weimin Chu

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Wind turbines near the Gahai Wetland Reserve in Qinghai Province. Weimin Chu

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Sheep graze among solar panels in the Tala Desert, Qinghai Province. Weimin Chu

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A solar plant in Alxa, Inner Mongolia. Weimin Chu

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Wind turbines seen beyond the Ming Dynasty Huguo Temple in Guizhou Province. Weimin Chu

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Rooftop solar arrays in Binzhou, Shandong Province. Weimin Chu

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A thermal power station in Dunhuang, Gansu Province. Weimin Chu

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A wind turbine in the karst mountains of Xingyi, Guizhou Province. Weimin Chu

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