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Perhaps, but it’s hard to see China ever wanting to become too dependent on imported natural gas. They like coal not only because it’s cheap (which, increasingl

Perhaps, but it’s hard to see China ever wanting to become too dependent on imported natural gas. They like coal not only because it’s cheap (which, increasingly, it isn’t), but because it’s domestic.

macintux 7y ago
The virus might change that calculation to some degree, now that we know it can be transmitted via air pollution.
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- badpun 7y ago
  Do we?
  - macintux 7y ago
    “Know” is perhaps strong, but there are studies pointing that way. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2004973 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2004973 https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.09.20033217v2 https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.09.20033217v... https://www.rtbf.be/info/societe/detail_le-coronavirus-pourrait-rester-plusieurs-heures-dans-l-air-a-cause-de-la-pollution-atmospherique?id=10464049 https://www.rtbf.be/info/societe/detail_le-coronavirus-pourr...