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Across the world, from Pakistan to Nigeria, everyday citizens are no longer turning exclusively to polluting fossil fuels to get reliable electricity.
They're turning to solar panels and batteries.
Much of the renewable technology comes from cheap exports from China.
According to energy think tank Ember, 2025 was the first year that renewable energy surpassed coal as a source of electricity.
The implications for the climate are huge, particularly for China, the world's biggest polluter.
Because of the growth of renewable energy, China's planet heating emissions have been flat.
or falling for the last 18 months.
And Chinese exports of solar, wind, and battery technologies mean other countries are reducing their emissions too.
Across the world, from Pakistan to Nigeria, everyday citizens are no longer turning exclusively to polluting fossil fuels to get reliable electricity.
They're turning to solar panels and batteries.
Much of the renewable technology comes from cheap exports from China.
According to energy think tank Ember, 2025 was the first year that renewable energy surpassed coal as a source of electricity.
The implications for the climate are huge, particularly for China, the world's biggest polluter.
Because of the growth of renewable energy, China's planet heating emissions have been flat or falling for the last 18 months.
And Chinese exports of solar, wind, and battery technologies mean other countries are reducing their emissions too.
Last month in The New Yorker magazine, Tatiana Schlossberg wrote about the rare and aggressive blood cancer that was discovered hours after she gave birth to her daughter.
She also described how the health care system she relied on felt, quote, strained and shaky because of the actions of her cousins.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.