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China is already replacing coal with renewables and nuclear. It doesn't need a new source of CO2.
by spenrose 9y ago
China is already replacing coal with renewables and nuclear. It doesn't need a new source of CO2.
- TheSpiceIsLife 9y agoChina is still building new coal. "65GW of new coal-fired units had started construction between January 2016 and January 2017, down 62% on the 170GW the year before. Most coal power stations are around 1GW or greater in capacity." Consider that those coal plants could run for 40 years[3], it's probably better if those new plants were CCGT[2] rather than coal. 1. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/mar/22/coal-power-plants-green-energy-china-india https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/mar/22/coal-pow... 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combined_cycle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combined_cycle 3. https://qz.com/61423/coal-fired-power-plants-near-retirement/ https://qz.com/61423/coal-fired-power-plants-near-retirement...