Reid I’Anson

May 9, 2024 | atlanticcouncil.org | Reed Blakemore |Reid I’Anson |Jennifer Lee |Friedbert Pflüger

By virtually any metric, China is undeniably the world’s solar superpower. It deployed more solar capacity in 2023 than the United States has installed in its history; it also dominates the manufacturing supply chain, especially for wafers. These achievements are remarkable. Yet China’s track record on solar, a critical decarbonization tool, is hardly above criticism, including in its domestic market.