CLAIM: Former President Donald Trump's running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), argued during Tuesday night's vice presidential debate that China controls most of the world's solar panel supply chain. He suggested that
Verdict: True. China controls more than 80 percent Becoming the center of the global solar panel supply chain.
“The real problem is, first of all, if you spend hundreds of millions, even billions, of American taxpayer money on solar panels made in China, you're going to further pollute the economy. We should make the whole thing right here in the U.S.,” Vance said.
“If we really want to clean the environment, we have to invest more in energy production,” he continued.
The latest estimates suggest that China controls almost the entire global solar panel supply chain.
Reuters reports, “China will have more than 80% of the world's solar power manufacturing capacity by 2026 and will be able to meet annual global demand for most of the next decade, according to a report released on Tuesday.'' It can be done,” he said. reported In November of last year.
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