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

From The Documentary Podcast by BBC World Service

April 26, 2026 · 27 min

About this episode

The episode explores China's rapid installation of renewable energy sources 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

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Places: China, Inner Mongolia, Yunnan