China’s electrification efforts are substantial and to be applauded and encouraged.

The problem is when you tell one sided stories, the important details get lost.

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This is the most recent figure on China’s total energy mix from the IEA. They have a stupid long way to go on emissions.

It sounds nice to say they installed more solar in a month that australia has ever in it’s history. Let’s look at the trends…

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Coal is up. Way up. Why did this article lose the narrative so badly? Because it’s a fluff piece, not an informed, intelligent discussion on emissions.