China is the undisputed global green tech leader. It has more solar capacity than all other countries combined. It is also leading the pack in wind power production. Unlike in the western hemisphere, climate change denial is rare in China, and the move to clean energy is an issue of national pride. At the same time, investments in green tech is in the hundreds of billions, and the next breakthrough could be just round the corner.

Yet, China continues to increase the use of coal, incongruous to its green ambitions. It had also threatened a solar trade ban, weaponising its dominance in the field. Why is the green energy revolution in China full of contradictions?

00:00 Introduction
03:04 12,000 mirrors making solar energy in the Gobi Desert
08:27 Why did China convert to clean energy?
12:06 Rural Chinese villages adopt clean energy
18:59 Glaring contradictions in China's green energy story
24:54 What is behind China's massive green tech investment?
31:52 China dominates green tech export, worrying other countries
36:30 Inside China's first environmentally-sustainable shopping mall
42:19 How do the Chinese feel about climate change?

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