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According to https://www.eia.gov/international/analysis/country/CHN https://www.eia.gov/international/analysis/country/CHN 58% of china's energy comes from coa
by rsj_hn 6y ago
According to https://www.eia.gov/international/analysis/country/CHN https://www.eia.gov/international/analysis/country/CHN
58% of china's energy comes from coal alone (which I suspect is where you get your fossil fuel figure)
20% comes from oil and related fluids
8% natural gas
so 86% fossil fuels. Of the remaining 14%, 2% is nuclear and 11% is renewable.
> and that's dropping fast (65% in 2019)
The percentage is dropping slowly because newer forms of generation such as solar are coming online. China is using all the energy it can get from every sector, they are rapidly adding coal capacity along with everything else. China has no qualms about opening hundreds of coal plants per year, except they are also manufacturing millions of solar panels as well.