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china's coal use peaked by 2014: http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/press/releases/2015/China-coal-data-indicates-consumption-fell-in-2014-shows-peak-co

• melling 10y ago
  According to that article: "China’s coal consumption growth was responsible for more than half of global CO2 emission growth in the past 10 years." China gets over 70% of its electricity from coal. Yes, they are building more solar but it'll take over a decade for there to be significant change. Anyway, the real problem is that even if everyone somehow meets the Paris limits, it's not enough. https://www.beforetheflood.com/ https://www.beforetheflood.com/
  • pas 10y ago
    And they're building nuclear plants too.
    • melling 10y ago
      They currently get 2-3% of their electricity from nuclear: https://www.technologyreview.com/s/539691/china-will-soon-leapfrog-traditional-leaders-in-nuclear-power/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/539691/china-will-soon-le... A 5x increase in 15-20 years gets you to 10-15%. While that's good, I don't think it's enough given the current rate of CO2 production. It's hard to complain because they're doing a lot more than everyone else. Unfortunately, we need to find a way to do more.