China built more than the entire solar capacity of the united states in this year alone and got 25 nuclear power plants under construction. per capita CO2 emmisions in china have been lower than the US for a while now.
They have made pretty good progress when it finds to renewable energy. But they also still use a fuck ton of coal. About 55% of their energy comes from coal. Better than 10 years ago when it was 70% but still way too much.
Can you please link sources?
I’m interested in the total TWh of electric energy generated (now and then), because they may very well release more CO2 in total at 55% now compared to 70% 10 years ago.
SeaJ@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Am interesting artichoke I found regarding that:
nextplatform.com/…/pondering-the-cpu-inside-china…
It will run hot and suck up a fuckton of power.
cyberpunk007@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Ah yes. And China still burns coal for power don’t they?
BennyHill@discuss.tchncs.de 1 year ago
China built more than the entire solar capacity of the united states in this year alone and got 25 nuclear power plants under construction. per capita CO2 emmisions in china have been lower than the US for a while now.
ikidd@lemmy.world 1 year ago
The thought of hundreds of Chinese nuclear power plants doesn’t fill my heart with confidence when even Japan can’t keep theirs from melting down.
SeaJ@lemm.ee 1 year ago
They have made pretty good progress when it finds to renewable energy. But they also still use a fuck ton of coal. About 55% of their energy comes from coal. Better than 10 years ago when it was 70% but still way too much.
zergtoshi@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Can you please link sources?
I’m interested in the total TWh of electric energy generated (now and then), because they may very well release more CO2 in total at 55% now compared to 70% 10 years ago.