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80 percent of China's energy production comes from coal. 33 percent of the USA's energy production comes from coal. Although another 33 percent comes from natu
by CptJamesCook 10y ago
80 percent of China's energy production comes from coal.
33 percent of the USA's energy production comes from coal. Although another 33 percent comes from natural gas, which is far from clean.
Given that they have 4 times America's population, I'd say China is still very worrisome.
- m_mueller 10y agoChina has a long way to go for sure. It's just that I do get the impression that the Chinese government is pushing clean energy not just for show. If any place can do massive changes in just one or two decades, it's (atm) China. And since they currently need to find ways to become a fully developed nation with high tech exports anyway, energy tech certainly seems like a good bet. That's why I'm more worried about the US - yes the numbers currently point to China first, but in the US all indicators in the government point to the wrong direction.
- SnowingXIV 10y agoThe numbers point to China first, how does that not worry you? You say they can do massive changes in a few decades, you could say that about anyone even the U. S. and we're still far from where we should be. Just because current policy looks like they "heading" that direction this doesn't hold much weight. China is going to do what is best for them economically, while I'd say it's probably smart to invest and make strides now they might not see it that way. I also don't blame them because we had years throughout the industrial revolution with no penalty to get booming. They could view this as it's their turn to crank out everything they can.
- m_mueller 10y agoI never wrote I'm not worried about China.