Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> spends nearly as much on energy as <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> and <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> combined – IEA<br>In 2015, it barely edged out the US. Today, it’s pulling far ahead, especially in clean energy. Over the past decade, China has boosted its share of global <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/cleanenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cleanenergy</span></a> investment from 25% to nearly 33%, thanks to massive spending on <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solar</span></a>, <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/wind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wind</span></a>, <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/hydro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hydro</span></a>, <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nuclear</span></a>, <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/EV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EV</span></a>, and batteries. <br><a href="https://electrek.co/2025/06/04/china-spends-nearly-as-much-on-energy-as-us-and-eu-combined-iea/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">electrek.co/2025/06/04/china-s</span><span class="invisible">pends-nearly-as-much-on-energy-as-us-and-eu-combined-iea/</span></a></p>