Comment on China renewables capacity additions soared in 2023, growing more than four times faster than the G7

• MrMakabar@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Stop burning more fossil fuels as quickly as possible. The most important start is to stop adding more fossil fuel infrastructure like coal power plants.

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  • surph_ninja@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    So China should just eat the sacrifice entirely, or is the rest of the world going to join in? Because looking at this chart, it seems China is the only country actually attempting to address it.

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    • MrMakabar@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      In 2023 global emissions only grew due to China. They would have fallen by 54million tonnes of CO2, if you exclude China.

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      • surph_ninja@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Yes, because global manufacturing increased, and many countries outsource their manufacturing to China. That doesn’t mean they get to outsource their part in the blame.

        Would you like China to shut down outsourced manufacturing facilities? Is that the expectation?

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    • wewbull@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Europe and US CO2 emissions are dropping. The charts are in the comments here. China’s are skyrocketing, as are India’s.

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      • surph_ninja@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Only because the US & Europe consider their militaries to be exempt. The US military is one of the worst mass polluters in the planet.

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