China to head green energy boom with 60% of new projects in next six years

A 25MW solar hybrid photovoltaic power generation project in Duntou town, Jiangsu province, China. Aquaculture and fish farming occurs under the panels. Photograph: Costfoto/NurPhoto/REX/Shutterstock

China is expected to account for almost 60% of all renewable energy capacity installed worldwide between now and 2030, according to the International Energy Agency.

The IEA’s highly influential renewable energy report found that over the next six years renewable energy projects will roll out at three times the pace of the previous six years, led by the clean energy programmes of China and India.