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In a speech last week in a speech at the World Economic Forum, President Trump said China was making a lot of wind turbines, but not using much wind power in their own country. Is that right?
China studies professor Jeremy Wallace joins Host Ira Flatow to talk about the renewable energy landscape in China. They’ll dig into how China is flooding the world with affordable solar technology, making it the cheapest form of electricity in history. Plus, what energy tech China is manufacturing, what it’s using domestically, and what it’s exporting.
Further Reading
- Read Dr. Wallace’s recent article, China’s Renewable Energy Revolution Is a Huge Mess That Might Save the World, via Wired.
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Segment Guests
Jeremy Wallace
Dr. Jeremy Wallace is the A. Doak Barnett Professor of China Studies at Johns Hopkins University
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Ira Flatow is the founder and host of Science Friday. His green thumb has revived many an office plant at death’s door.