Comment on Last year China generated almost 3 times as much solar power as the EU did, and it's close to overtaking all OECD countries put together (whose combined population is 1.38 billion people)

Godric@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• Allero@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  True, but the positive dynamics is there.

  The country needs a lot of energy, and it does good job making a lot of it renewable/hydro.

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  • Godric@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    the coal industry growth is slowing down

    Wow I hope that really really recently changed. Last I checked China was one of the world’s worst polluters, and they reached a 10 year high last year.

    carbonbrief.org/chinas-construction-of-new-coal-p…

    Please explain how being the #1 coal guy is a “positive dynamic”.

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    • Allero@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Huh, I was under the impression the total coal capacity is still growing, not the speed at which new coal plants are built. Thanks for that piece!

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  • Godric@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Explain how a 10 year high in Coal is a “positive dynamic” to anyone who isn’t wearing rose-tinted goggles that were made in China.

    Your full comment is Rose-Tinted 'See how marginally less shitty China is in X area now compared to Y years ago. ’

    Fuckin sad.

    carbonbrief.org/chinas-construction-of-new-coal-p…

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• Auli@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Sure but they are moving in a direction. Can you say the same about any other country?

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  • OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    And despite building all our shit, they still actually pollute less CO2 per capita: worldometers.info/…/co2-emissions-per-capita/

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