China is permitting new renewable energy projects at a rate that dwarfs the United States, according to a New York Times article.
This week, the U.S. Department of the Interior approved the first of several large solar thermal projects planned for public lands in the Southwest. But the permitting process took more than two years.
Meanwhile, China's manufacturing plants are cranking out solar panels and wind turbines, while state-owned lands are lined up for development of the renewable resources.
"The contrast there is that all land is state-owned in China, and state land is for development. The process is much less formal--like signing a document compared to a handshake in a back room," Derek Scissors, a research fellow in Asian studies at the Heritage Foundation, said.
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