Comment on China renewables capacity additions soared in 2023, growing more than four times faster than the G7
surph_ninja@lemmy.world 4 days agoYeah, they’ve had to use a lot of coal. They’re moving away from it. Did you not see the post you’re commenting on?
B312@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Their coal production is still rising. More renewables isn’t gonna help if they burn even more coal
surph_ninja@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Wrong. More renewables is exactly what’s going to help.
They also have the most successful fusion reactor so far. Very good chance they’ll get there before the rest of us.
MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 4 days ago
Moving away from coal would mean China is shutting down coal power plants. Instead they are building even more of them. They started construction on 94.5GW. The USA has 196.2GW of coal power plants total. You do not build them, if you do not plan to use them. So China is going to burn more coal in the coming years increasing their emissions.
reuters.com/…/chinas-2024-coal-power-construction…
statista.com/…/installed-capacity-of-coal-power-p…
surph_ninja@lemmy.world 4 days ago
What do you suggest? Deindustrialization?
B312@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Did you read what I said? Renewables increasing isn’t going to help when their fossil fuel usage is increasing more than renewables. The fusion reactor is a good thing, but their coal usage shouldn’t be ignored.
surph_ninja@lemmy.world 4 days ago
I read it. You’re wrong. Increased renewables production is the only thing that will help. And their renewables increase is far outpacing their increased demand for energy.
Are other countries expected to de-industrialize for climate change, or just China?
zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
I’d like a source on that, not because I don’t believe you, but because that genuinely sounds like a cool and interesting thing to read about
surph_ninja@lemmy.world 4 days ago
sustainabilitymag.com/…/chinas-1km-solar-array-th…