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Chinese Province Larger Than Texas Just Ran For An Entire Week On Only
Renewable Energy
While the U.S. flounders on environmental action and a growing number of
cabinet officials out themselves as climate deniers, China continues to make
waves as an emerging leader in this space.
Chinese state media announced this week that the sprawling province of
Qinghai in the country’s northwest had run for seven consecutive days
entirely on renewable energy. The province, which is larger than Texas,
relied only on the wind, solar and hydroelectric power from June 17-23,
reported Xinhua. These renewable energy sources reportedly provided Qinghai
and its population of 5.8 million with 1.1 billion kilowatt hours of
electricity — equal to about 535,000 tons of coal.
Qinghai’s fossil fuel-free week was part of a trial that the Chinese
government initiated to see if an entire province could successfully achieve
zero emissions for an extended period of time. Wang Liming, deputy governor
of Qinghai, told China Daily this month that the experiment would set a new
global clean energy record. |
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