Introducing: The Climate Question: China's green energy revolution

About this episode

Laura Bicker explores China's rapid advancements in solar and wind energy and its implications for global emissions.

China is installing solar panels and wind turbines so fast that its greenhouse gases emissions may now have peaked. If this trend is confirmed, it would be a major milestone in the fight against climate change because China is the world's largest polluter. The BBC’s Beijing Correspondent Laura Bicker has travelled across China to see the country’s clean energy revolution first hand. She’s visited solar farms in the deserts of Inner Mongolia and in the tea plantations of Yunnan. Laura even discovered a huge lake with panels floating on the surface!

People in this episode

Guest: Laura Bicker

Topics covered

• climate change
• green energy
• solar power
• wind energy
• China's emissions
• clean energy revolution

Keywords

• China
• green energy
• solar panels
• wind turbines
• climate change
• greenhouse gases
• clean energy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC

Places: China, Inner Mongolia, Yunnan

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