The engine of the green revolution
Cindy YuThe Spectator
With “little fanfare and a lot of state help”, Chinese firms are now “leaders in wind, solar, hydro, lithium batteries and electric cars”, says Cindy Yu. The world’s top polluter has become the “engine of the green revolution”. Last year, China made 75% of all lithium-ion batteries. A third of electric cars sold in Britain are made in China. Two-thirds of the world’s largest 15 wind-turbine manufacturers are Chinese. The only gigafactory being built in