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>even then we have to deal with China and India joining the developed world and what that means for CO2 emissions. Evidence disagrees. Chinese coal consumptio
by hwillis 9y ago
>even then we have to deal with China and India joining the developed world and what that means for CO2 emissions.
Evidence disagrees. Chinese coal consumption is declining ever so gradually (~1% annually) despite their economy growing as normal. In fact their overall co2 emissions are slowly falling as well. Its an open question whether this is going to continue or if this is just a false peak, but if their commitment to renewable and green energy is a predictor then they may fall below the us emission level relatively soon.
- enraged_camel 9y agoSerious question: how reliable are the figures from China? How can we trust they aren't fudging the numbers, either at the local level or the national level?
- askmike 9y agoWhat is there to gain from fudging these numbers?
- Rescis 9y agoContinued economic growth at the increased rates that non-renewable energy sources provide, without the external disapproval/sanctions that come with them.
- hwillis 9y agoIts based on energy use etc and I believe satellite spectrometetry, so there are massive margins of error but the general trends are pretty hard to hide.