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How do I vote out Chinese and Indian policy makers where bulk of coal power plants are continuing to be built?
by nxm 3y ago
How do I vote out Chinese and Indian policy makers where bulk of coal power plants are continuing to be built?
- NhanH 3y agoChina is the #1 builder in all renewable (and nuclear too) by a significant margin You are going to need to also propose a solution beyond "stay poor" for the country.
- renegat0x0 3y agoGood intentions do not fix anything. China is still a problem.
- LUmBULtERA 3y agoBuilding the most renewable energy is not a "good intention"... they're literally doing it. I'm not saying coal emissions are not a problem.
- powderpig 3y agoHow is China a problem? The way of life and the energy intensity of a single individual living in the developed world is the problem. Do I have to point out the US and Europe? (I live in the UK).
- pauldenton 3y agoChina is also building 2 Coal Power plants a week, and China is building six times more new coal plants than other countries https://www.npr.org/2023/03/02/1160441919/china-is-building-six-times-more-new-coal-plants-than-other-countries-report-fin https://www.npr.org/2023/03/02/1160441919/china-is-building-...
- PradeetPatel 3y agoBy providing education and awareness, change can only come from within those countries. The citizens of China and India are probably on the same page as you.
- belltaco 3y agoUnderstand the context first instead of believing the simplistic memes pushed by climate change denialists. For example, in India the reason is that there was a shortage of natural gas which became scarce and super expensive because of world events, so they had to build more coal power plants to not have blackouts. Solar is still growing fast, 82% of new capacity in 2022 was solar, and there's a lot more in the pipeline. https://cleantechnica.com/2023/06/29/solar-82-of-power-capacity-growth-in-india-in-2022/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/06/29/solar-82-of-power-capac... 37% of new car sales in China are either full electric or plugin hybrid. 25% are full electric BEVs. The west is far behind.
- tzs 3y agoIndia is emitting massively under their fair share of the world's CO2 emissions under any sane allocation. So the first thing to do is not vote for policy makers who try to deflect from their country emitting way more than its fair share by bringing up India.