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Meanwhile the developed world is shutting down nuclear plants and replacing them with solar made in China by concentration camp slave labor.
by 99_00 5y ago
Meanwhile the developed world is shutting down nuclear plants and replacing them with solar made in China by concentration camp slave labor.
- dane-pgp 5y agoTo give some statistics, apparently 71% of solar modules are made in China (according to data[0] from 2019). I don't know what percentage of those modules are made using "concentration camp slave labor". If we're cherry-picking, though, let me point out that some developed countries are building new nuclear plants which increase their dependency on the Chinese government, putting their national security at risk.[1] [0] https://www.statista.com/statistics/668749/regional-distribution-of-solar-pv-module-manufacturing/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/668749/regional-distribu... [1] https://www.energylivenews.com/2019/08/16/us-blacklists-chinese-nuclear-firm-involved-in-hinkley-point-c-project/ https://www.energylivenews.com/2019/08/16/us-blacklists-chin...
- 99_00 5y agoChina uses concentration camp slave labour to make solar panels. The discussion shouldn't be how do we figure out which solar panels are made by slave labour so we can avoid. The discussion should be how do we move towards decoupling from China. If we are willing to tolerate concentration camps and slave labour, where do we draw the line? Is there any moral line we aren't willing to cross?