Stock market turnmoil dims China's solar market

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he recent turmoil in China’s stock market has sent shockwaves through the country’s corporate sector, including its mighty solar power industry which dominates the world market.

Harnessing solar energy is considered a key way of cutting back on fossil fuel use and of meeting the challenge posed by climate change.

Seven out of the world’s top ten manufacturers of solar panels are China-based companies, together providing about 40% of global solar supplies.

Read the Responding To Climate Change (RTCC) story - “Chinese solar panel makers suffer amid stock market turmoil.”