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Chinese government decide to cut down use of coals, and they dare to forcefully shutdown may smaller cities coal heating systems to meet the goal of using natur
by justicezyx 9y ago
Chinese government decide to cut down use of coals, and they dare to forcefully shutdown may smaller cities coal heating systems to meet the goal of using natural gas, and they force the citizens to shoulder the bill.
To say it does not care about environment is just plain ignorant. Anything is planned top down. They care anything and everything, as long as there is actual value or risk.
- seanmcdirmid 9y agoSee: > This obviously can’t continue as china becomes more serious about environmental protection. So who is being ignorant? Or are you claiming china was doing this all along for the last 30 years? Anyways, I’ve been in a Southern chinese City during winter, I know what life is like without indoor heating.
- justicezyx 9y agoOh sorry, I misread your comments. I thought you mean they are not going to do anything because of their tracking records.
- seanmcdirmid 9y agoIt’s ok. I definitely believe the situation can’t stay the same, and eventually talk and periodic but temporary crackdowns will have to instead become sustained action. Maybe that is happening now (I still reserve judgement). I get what they did rural coal heating (but I’m sure there are plenty of cold villagers who didn’t get enough subsidies to use gas or electricity). It is definitely helps the air this season, though the real test will be January and February, which were actually regressions in 2017 vs. 2016.