Chart of the week
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Clean industry
Chart: China leads the race to build green industrial projects
Over 1,000 facilities for making cleaner fuels, chemicals, and building materials are in the works in 70 countries. But China is pulling way ahead on investment.By Maria Gallucci .
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Batteries
Chart: Batteries are set to surge onto the US grid
The transition to renewable energy — particularly solar — relies on energy storage. A ton more batteries are about to come online.By Dan McCarthy .
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Clean energy
Chart: Solar is driving renewable energy to new heights around the globe
Between 2025 and 2030, the world is expected to build nearly 4,600 gigawatts of renewables — almost double the amount built over the previous five-year period.By Dan McCarthy .
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Electric vehicles
Chart: EV sales just hit a record in the US, but a cliff looms
Facing Trump’s new deadline for expiring tax incentives, drivers bought electric vehicles in record numbers last quarter. Can carmakers keep the good times going?By Dan McCarthy .
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Clean energy
Chart: In a first, world gets more power from renewables than coal
The world is still burning through enormous amounts of coal, but the energy source is stagnating as renewables — and solar in particular — soar.By Dan McCarthy .
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Clean energy
Chart: Global investment in renewables hits record even as US falters
Over the first six months of this year, a total of $386 billion flowed to renewable-energy projects — 10% more than one year prior.By Dan McCarthy .
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Clean energy
Chart: Check out how fast China is shifting to renewables
China still emits more planet-warming pollution than any other country, but its furious build-out of wind and solar means the nation is scaling back on fossil fuels.By Dan McCarthy .
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Solar
Chart: See how solar is booming globally
The world installed 64% more solar in the first half of this year than it did in the first half of last year. The driving force? China.By Dan McCarthy .
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Emissions reduction
Chart: Trump is slowing climate progress. Here’s how much.
After Trump’s budget law and regulatory rollbacks, the country’s carbon emissions are set to fall much slower than they would have under the Biden admin.By Dan McCarthy .
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Policy & regulation
Chart: State lawmakers introduced a ton of anti-renewables bills this year
Legislatures considered far more bills that would hamper clean energy than ones that would help it, a new analysis finds.By Dan McCarthy .
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