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 ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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 ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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 ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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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