Dirty China is surprisingly clean | Bits Of Science

Dirty China is surprisingly clean | Bits Of Science

China is well known as the world’s top polluter, but surprisingly it also appears to be a top player in clean energy efforts, according to the Vivid Economics report, commissioned by Australia’s Climate Institute and released on Tuesday.

The report compares the total investment in clean energy to the total amount of CO2 produced by a country. With an investment of 25 million Euros, China ranks second only to Britain. Britain and China, respectively good for 21.13 and 10.24 Euros per metric ton of CO2, precede the United States with 3.68 Euros, with Japan clocking 3.10, Australia 1.70 and South Korea 50 cents. On the other hand, these six countries account for just under half of all global CO2 emissions.

Both China and the UK also show up in the world’s top three investors in offshore wind energy.