Australia’s economy has been in a tailspin precisely because China hasn’t been buying enough coal.
Fortunately, India has picked up the slack at the prodding of fossil fuel interests.
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Auth@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Can other countries forgo their climate commitments and scale up coal productions to compete in manufacturing or only China? Is this a world we want to live in.
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Auth@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Not it hasnt. A small drop in exports to china isnt enough to send the austrialian economy into a tailspin. Chinese coal imports globally dropped only 9% last year (and domestic production increased to meet that deficit for all those thinking china isnt polluting the world). Keep in mind this 9% decrease comes after a record amount of coal imports in 2024.
Dekkia@this.doesnotcut.it 1 month ago
All other countries curently forgo their climate commitments to “win” the AI race. (Whatever that even means)
Auth@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Why not? For most countries there is 0 point in switching to renewables since the largest polluter in the world is still scaling coal power and currently polluting more than the 2,3,4,5,6 biggest polluters combined. India will go through similar power needs and the world can barely handle a few more years of chinese pollution let alone adding india to the mix. The US is also scaling power using fossil fuels so it looks like any efforts done by the rest of the world will be completely pointless.