Fresh Enerbyte Country of the Month: China

China's has one of the fastest growing economies of the world. Energy providers within China race each year to keep pace with this growth. The country's yearly energy consumption has become so large that it totals more than the next two countries combined - the United States and India, according to data from the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (2014).

The International Energy Agency (IEA) recently reported that the level of Carbon Dioxide emissions have stalled worldwide even as economies such as China's continue to expand. Typically, CO2 emissions couple with economic growth. Electricity demand for industrial and individual users, plus fuels for the transportation sector create this economic-emissions correlation. The IEA chart below shows this recent break from the expected norm of the past.

The IEA report notes that the expansion in renewable energy sources, particularly in countries such as China have contributed to this break in global energy-related CO2 emissions. (IEA, 2016)

The video below provides an overview of China's largest wind farm and investment in renewable energy infrastructure as a whole.

World's Largest Wind Farm | China's Future Megaprojects: Part 6 (TDC, YouTube, 2016)

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