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U.S. Emissions Rise 4.2%, China's Fall 2.7%

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196 points triceratops | 1 comments | 02 Sep 25 20:02 UTC | HN request time: 0.2s | source
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mperham ◴[02 Sep 25 20:40 UTC] No.45108735[source]▶
> a boom in solar that saw the country [China] add 92 gigawatts of capacity—that’s 92 billion watts—in a single month in May, compared to all-time U.S. installations of 134 GW.

That's an insane stat. China added 92GW of solar in May 2025 alone.

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RobinL ◴[02 Sep 25 21:02 UTC] No.45109012[source]▶
That stat is bonkers. China's GDP is only 5x that of UK. Total UK solar is about 19GW.

So even if you divide China's solar by 5, they added in a month what we have built in >10 years

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kelipso ◴[03 Sep 25 00:40 UTC] No.45110963[source]▶
We should have an actual GDP measure where bloat like finance and real estate are removed. Would really like to see a comparison using that measure.
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1. rsynnott ◴[03 Sep 25 17:27 UTC] No.45118384[source]▶
GDP PPP certainly doesn't get all the way, but it probably is more appropriate for this sort of comparison.