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Renewable Energy Can Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions

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China, which overtook the U.S. in 2009 - according to preliminary IEA data - to become the world's largest energy user. Despite its low per capita energy use, China contributes 36 percent to the projected growth in global energy use.. While the U.S. maintained its number one position in 2009 in terms of total installed capacity, China became number two in total capacity, only slightly ahead of Germany, both of them with around 26,000 MW of installed wind capacity. China added 13,800 MW in one year, continuing to be the driver of the international wind industry, and the largest market for new turbines, with wind turbines installations more than doubling for the fourth year in a row. In early 2010, China surpassed the U.S. in wind energy development and has continued throughout the year to expand its wind energy projects..

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