China's green technology exports have beaten U.S. exports of fossil fuels in total value in 2025, former U.S. Vice President Al Gore said Friday on the sidelines of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland.
"Last year, China not only exported more green technology by dollar value than the United States' export of fossil fuels to the rest of the world, but more by 50 percent," he told reporters.
"China has invested in an appreciating asset going up in value because the cost of electricity from renewables and batteries continues to go down rapidly, while the policy of clinging to outdated, dirty, destructive fossil fuels is a depreciating asset and could become a stranded asset for those who cling to it for too long," Gore said.
While China was once known for exporting mostly labor-intensive, low-end products in the global value chain, its export structure has undergone remarkable upgrading in recent years, with exports becoming increasingly greener and more technology intensive.
In the field of green energy, exports of lithium batteries and wind turbines soared by 26.2 percent and 48.7 percent, respectively, in 2025. Within the green mobility sector, exports of electric motorcycles and bicycles rose by 18.1 percent last year.
China has seen its green and low-carbon energy transition accelerate at the fastest pace during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025).
Green electricity accounted for one-third of China's total electricity consumption during the period, according to the National Energy Administration.
Former US Vice President on China's green technology
