Emerging economies are embracing solar power and skipping fossil fuels much faster than Europe or the US

Renewable electricity is cheaper than ever. While the West got rich on coal and oil, some of the world's poorest countries are banking on solar, wind and water instead.

新興經濟體正憑借太陽能和電力化實現“蛙跳式”發展，跳過西方曾經歷的化石燃料階段。由於太陽能成本更低、建設更快，印度、越南及撒哈拉以南非洲多國正快速擴大可再生能源裝機，並可能因此獲得經濟增長優勢。