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Ah yes, China. What a stellar environmental record they have. And definitely due to their governance, not anything else.
by NewJazz 3y ago
Ah yes, China. What a stellar environmental record they have. And definitely due to their governance, not anything else.
- netsharc 3y agohttps://www.brookings.edu/articles/unpacking-chinas-climate-priorities/ https://www.brookings.edu/articles/unpacking-chinas-climate-... To be taken with a huge grain of salt since it's a .cn site: https://govt.chinadaily.com.cn/s/202206/13/WS62a69ff5498ea2749279a80b/chinas-green-achievements-in-the-past-decade.html https://govt.chinadaily.com.cn/s/202206/13/WS62a69ff5498ea27... https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/china-climate-change-policies-environmental-degradation https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/china-climate-change-polici...: > In 2019, renewables accounted for nearly 15 percent of China’s energy mix, compared to 7 percent a decade earlier. China has used hydropower for years, and it is installing more solar panels and wind power generators as the world’s leading manufacturer of those technologies. It is also boosting its nuclear power capacity, with seventeen reactors under construction as of mid-2021. Whereas in the US, in 10 months the climate policy could be "It's a hoax, folks. Just a big hoax. The biggest hoax ever.".