This is The Guardian.

Amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, energy prices are soaring.

For countries like China, where around 90% of Iran's crude oil ends up, it underlines the perils of depending on other countries for energy.

But it's something China is already well aware of, and as the US under President Trump doubles down on fossil fuels, they're choosing a different

path. Beijing has already met its 2030 wind and solar targets. In fact, their CO2 emissions

have been flat or falling for almost two years.

Does this mean the country is becoming the world's green leader?

Or is it just part of a massive push for more and more energy of any kind?

From The Guardian, I'm Madeleine Finley, and this is Science Weekly.

Gillian Ambrose, you're The Guardian's energy correspondent, and you've been looking into the rise and rise of China's renewable industry.

Which green technologies are they investing in?

And give me a sense of the scale of this investment.

Look, the scale is absolutely huge.

China accounts for nearly 60% of global renewable capacity growth every year.

The offshore wind market is expected to expand from about 9.2 gigawatt. for nearly 60% of global renewable capacity growth every year.

The offshore wind market is expected to expand from about 9.2 gigawatts in 2024, which is the most recent data that we have, to over 37 gigawatts by 2030, with China accounting for

almost 50% of this increase.

In hydropower, we've got a similar trend.

China is expected to make up around 60% of all worldwide. In hydropower, we've got a similar trend. China is expected to make up

around 60% of all worldwide growth to the end of the decade. But I would argue that if you

really want to understand China's clean energy revolution, you need to look at solar power.

Before the Paris Climate Agreement, China was already a major player in solar power supply chains,

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