Overview

• China’s 2024 exports of solar panels, batteries, EVs and wind turbines are set to cut overseas CO2 emissions by 220 Mt, about 1 percent of global emissions
• Incorporating planned overseas factories and clean-power installations lifts annual avoided CO2 to 350 Mt, equal to roughly 1.5 percent of emissions outside China
• The 110 Mt of CO2 generated by manufacturing exported clean-energy equipment in China is offset in under a year of operation abroad
• Chinese clean-energy products reached 191 of the 192 other UN member states in 2024, and EV exports climbed 33 percent in the first five months of 2025
• Debate over potential trade restrictions in the US and EU is rising even as the Middle East, South Asia and Africa deepen partnerships with Chinese clean-energy providers