China Spent More on Clean Energy Than the Rest of the World Combined

China has been outspending the rest of the world on clean energy for years now, and new data shows that the investment is paying off in spades. Beijing’s lead in the global clean energy race is wider than ever, according to new figures from the research firm Atlas Public Policy. While gains in clean energy by the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitter are good news for the entire planet, the increasing concentration of global clean energy supply chains in the hands of just one nation – and an authoritarian nation at that –…