China has become number one in wind energy

"China is currently experiencing an incredible start to the development of wind farms. They now have more capacity than Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America combined, ”said Feng Zhao, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC)'s head of strategic planning. Three-fifths of all the world's new wind turbines were installed in Asia last year. But it wasn't just China that invested in wind energy last year. Wind farms have also been widely launched in Japan, Australia, Sri Lanka and Kazakhstan. In contrast, India introduced the least new wind farms last year since 2004. In North and South America, it was increased by 22 gigawatts last year, of which 17 were in the United States. According to Chinese President Xi Jinping, the country's economy needed investment in a new energy-related sector. According to analysts, the president's words suggest that the country intends to focus on renewable energy on a large scale. Coal remains the country's main energy source. The search for new ways and energies is thus the only chance for the country to get rid of its mining and achieve a significant reduction in emissions by 2030 and zero emissions by 2060. These commitments were unexpectedly announced by President Xi Jinping last September. Although, China's attitude aroused optimism in many, according to the Global Wind Energy Council, there is still no reason to celebrate. In order for China to achieve zero emissions, it would have to add another 50 gigawatts a year between 2021 and 2025, and from 2026 until the 2060 target was met, it would be 60 gigawatts a year. In addition to wind farms, China continued to invest in coal last year. In 2020, it also built more new thermal power plants than the rest of the world combined.