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Total peak UK demand is about 35GW, China to add 400GW of coal by 2030 - https://unearthed.greenpeace.org/2019/03/28/china-new-coal-plnts-2030-climate/ https://

Total peak UK demand is about 35GW, China to add 400GW of coal by 2030 - https://unearthed.greenpeace.org/2019/03/28/china-new-coal-plnts-2030-climate/ https://unearthed.greenpeace.org/2019/03/28/china-new-coal-p... If the UK eliminated all industry and commerce we would delay the climate catastrophe for all of about 30 seconds.

thelastgallon 3y ago
There is a nuance thats often overlooked. China could cover its entire residential electricity use from solar and wind: https://www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/china-renewables-2023 https://www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/china-renewables-2... All of the industrial growth (powered by coal) is for exporting all the stuff to western countries.
- melling 3y ago
  IT’S NOT OVERLOOKED. ABSOLUTELY EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS THIS. NOW PLEASE FIX THE PROBLEM.
  - jwestbury 3y ago
    Capslock probably turns on an extra LED on your keyboard, thus increasing your energy usage. :)
melling 3y ago
YES, ABSOLUTELY EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS IT’S A GLOBAL PROBLEM. THIS WAS POINTED OUT 40 YEARS AGO. https://youtu.be/Wp-WiNXH6hI?si=U0oK1Vlx2yNW1Gr6 https://youtu.be/Wp-WiNXH6hI?si=U0oK1Vlx2yNW1Gr6 The entire point is that we have failed. Now please stop repeating the obvious and fix the problem.
matthewdgreen 3y ago
76% of China's new power generation is renewable. They're building too much coal, but they're also utterly dominating the renewable and battery-storage sectors. The UK and Europe had an early lead in these technologies. The only real question is whether they'll keep it, or let the most important future industries be completely dominated by China.