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For the First Time, China Invests More in Wind and Solar Than Coal Overseas

Inside Climate News · By Katie Surma, Georgina Gustin, Nicholas Kusnetz · last updated
China’s Belt and Road Initiative, long derided for its heavy carbon footprint, was dominated by wind and solar power projects for the first time from 2022 to 2023, according to a new analysis. But coal plants financed in earlier years are still coming online.

By Katie Surma, Georgina Gustin, Nicholas Kusnetz

China’s overseas investments in renewable energy sources have overtaken fossil fuels for the first time since Beijing began backing foreign power projects in the early 2000s. 

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