The world, it was confirmed last week, breached 1.5C of warming last year for the first time. Climate change is happening even faster than expected. In determining what happens next, China will play a pivotal role. It is now by far the largest greenhouse gas emitter. But it is far ahead, too, in the race for supremacy in green technology. The International Energy Agency expects a striking 60 per cent of all renewable energy capacity installed worldwide between now and 2030 to come from China. It is the leading manufacturer of wind turbines, solar panels, electric vehicles and lithium-ion batteries. It dominates the downstream supply chain, too, with its control of critical minerals.
上周得到證實的一個事實是，全球升溫已在去年首次突破1.5攝氏度。氣候變化發生的速度甚至比預期的更快。在決定接下來會怎樣的問題上，中國將扮演一個關鍵角色。中國現在是世界上遙遙領先的最大溫室氣體排放國，但它在爭奪綠色技術優勢的競賽中也遙遙領先。國際能源署(IEA)預計，從現在到2030年，全球可再生能源新增裝機容量的60%將來自中國。中國是風力發電機、太陽能電池板、電動汽車和鋰離子電池的領先制造國。中國還憑借對關鍵礦產的控制，主導著下游供應鏈。