While some countries are hitting the snooze button on climate goals, China’s out here flexing its green energy muscles like a solar-powered bodybuilder. For the first time, the nation’s CO2 emissions dropped, thanks to a wind, solar, and nuclear power boom that’s making coal plants look like dusty antiques. With investments bigger than a dragon’s hoard and plans to dominate global renewables by 2030, China’s proving you can grow an economy and shrink emissions—take notes, world!

China’s Green Energy Surge Has Caused CO2 Emissions to Fall for the First Time