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Yet somehow this study leaves out how much China is adding solar and wind energy to it's supply. Infact China is closing down it's worse coal plants. See: htt

Yet somehow this study leaves out how much China is adding solar and wind energy to it's supply. Infact China is closing down it's worse coal plants. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_in_China https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_in_China http://www.bbc.com/news/business-40341833 http://www.bbc.com/news/business-40341833 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-19/china-adds-about-24gw-of-solar-capacity-in-first-half-official https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-19/china-add... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_power_in_China https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_power_in_China https://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/13/china-and-us-lead-way-with-wind-power-installations-says-global-energy-report.html https://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/13/china-and-us-lead-way-with-w...

brownbat 9y ago
> Yet somehow this study leaves out how much China is adding solar and wind energy to it's supply. Ahem... > The good news is that China has shown a firm commit- ment to prompt renewable energy use, improving energy efficiency and reducing pollutant emissions from power plants. Great efforts have been, and will continue to be, made by the Chinese government to reduce the emissions of power plants, such as setting an aggressive target to reduce national SO2 emissions by 10% from 2005 to 2010 by installing FGD and closing a large number of small generating units. They project out to 2030 and examine different international assumptions about realistic future energy mixes. But yeah, it's still an optimistic story long term. They'll also need things like low rolling resistance tires and new braking tech to reduce pm 2.5, and reforms in ag, industry, and home heating. But every step is part of it. http://www.tsinghua.edu.cn/publish/ess/7778/20120719151746087644973/%5B18%5D%2520Huo_EST_2010.pdf http://www.tsinghua.edu.cn/publish/ess/7778/2012071915174608...

brownbat 9y ago

> Yet somehow this study leaves out how much China is adding solar and wind energy to it's supply. Ahem... > The good news is that China has shown a firm commit- ment to prompt renewable energy use, improving energy efficiency and reducing pollutant emissions from power plants. Great efforts have been, and will continue to be, made by the Chinese government to reduce the emissions of power plants, such as setting an aggressive target to reduce national SO2 emissions by 10% from 2005 to 2010 by installing FGD and closing a large number of small generating units. They project out to 2030 and examine different international assumptions about realistic future energy mixes. But yeah, it's still an optimistic story long term. They'll also need things like low rolling resistance tires and new braking tech to reduce pm 2.5, and reforms in ag, industry, and home heating. But every step is part of it. http://www.tsinghua.edu.cn/publish/ess/7778/20120719151746087644973/%5B18%5D%2520Huo_EST_2010.pdf http://www.tsinghua.edu.cn/publish/ess/7778/2012071915174608...