2025 China's Clean Energy Growth is Like Canada or Brazil!
The Finnish CREA report shows that China's clean energy industry output last year was about 15.4 trillion yuan, accounting for 11.4% of GDP, driving over one-third of economic growth and 90% of the increase in investment. Without its support, the GDP growth rate would have been only 3.5%. The industry grows by 18% annually, with the new three (new energy vehicles, batteries, and photovoltaic products) contributing about two-thirds of the added value. Investment of 7.2 trillion yuan is four times that of fossil fuels. In 2026, photovoltaic installation will exceed coal power for the first time, and wind and solar combined will account for half of the total installation. China's green electricity exports are accelerating, becoming a core engine of global energy transition.
Looking back at the century-long industrial history, energy transitions have always been a key variable in the rise of major powers. With the intensification of global geopolitical conflicts and the restructuring of energy supply chains, China has nearly doubled the scale of clean energy output in three years, with a 15.4 trillion yuan scale comparable to the GDP of Canada and Brazil. This is not an accidental overtaking but the result of long-term efforts in industrial chains and policies. When the West dominated the fossil fuel order, now China, through the new three and photovoltaic parity, is rewriting the rules. The fact that photovoltaics surpass coal power in 2026 is a historic turning point - this is not just a simple replacement of energy, but making the green track into the main engine of the economy, stabilizing growth while setting a global benchmark, paving a replicable transformation path for developing countries!
Original: toutiao.com/article/1856299433628679/
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