China Installed More Solar Panels Last Year Than the U.S. Has in Total::China installed more new solar capacity last year than the total amount ever installed in any other country.

    • Poutinetown@lemmy.ca
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      9 months ago

      True, now I expect Canada to install more solar panels than China has in total.

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          9 months ago

          then next is the rest of the planet, we need everyone to transition, not just the countries that are relevant in today’s power plays.

          id argue india is more relevant than russia here since they seem to be the ones starting to industrialize on behalf of the rest of the world now.

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      9 months ago

      “The United States occupies a total area of about 3.8 million square miles while China has an area of approximately 3.7million square miles. However, China has a bigger land area than the United States. The Chinese land area is about 2.2% bigger than the United States (3.5 million square miles).“

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        9 months ago

        They were probably referring to population

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        9 months ago

        About 20% of that US land is in Alaska, which is not a place to put solar panels. Not if you want them to produce for half the year at a stretch, anyway.