@rohanpaul_ai: China massively leads global solar deployment. It has converted its parking lots and rooftops into power plants. In 202…
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China has massively scaled solar deployment, converting parking lots and rooftops into power plants, and achieved its 1.2 TW wind and solar goal in 2024, six years ahead of the 2030 target.
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🇨🇳 China massively leads global solar deployment.
It has converted its parking lots and rooftops into power plants. In 2024, it reached its 1.2 TW wind and solar goal, 6 years ahead of the 2030 target. https://t.co/DiuENjR1Zc
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