Comment on China hits 1 TW solar milestone
Fizz@lemmy.nz 10 hours agoWhy do they get to continue to pollute while everyone else has to ramp down?
Carbon reduction goals only work when everyone is working towards them. Otherwise we are just making our manufacturing more expensive while China out competes us with their 0 environmental regulations
cynar@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
Could china be doing more? Yes. Are they doing considerably better than everyone else? Also yes.
Currently china is leading the charge on renewable energy. They are installing more than any developed country, by most measures. They are also flooding the market with solar panels etc. The mass solar adoption happening worldwide is powered by China.
It’s also worth noting they are leading the way in fusion research. I believe they have started/about to start construction of the first viable fusion reactor.
China has a lot of problems, but complaining they should be doing even more on renewables is hypocritical from almost all other countries.
Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good.
Fizz@lemmy.nz 5 hours ago
Dam the bar is so low that increasing emissions puts and installing a few solar panels puts you above people who installed renewables and reduced emissions. Its wild how low your standards are for the largest polluter.
Maybe other countries should stop reducing emissions and go back to growing their economy and install some solar panels.
cynar@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
They are the largest polluter primarily because we outsourced our polluting manufacturing to them. The politics of that part are a separate issue, but the results need to be factored in. A lot of Chinese pollution is western pollution, outsourced.
They also appear to actually have a coherent plan that seems on track. Could it be a lot better? Of course! It’s still a lot better than a lot of the world is doing.
Please show me somewhere making large scale improvements that aren’t built upon China’s right now.