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> I believe the comparison is absolute production, not per person Original article definitely said "per person". China allocates much more to industry and/bec
by pjc50 2y ago
> I believe the comparison is absolute production, not per person
Original article definitely said "per person".
China allocates much more to industry and/because it allocates much less to personal consumption. Especially things like air conditioning. US per person consumption is still 2x that of EU average.
- rickdeckard 2y ago> Original article definitely said "per person". Yes, not your fault, I believe the AUTHOR meant to compare absolute production. > China allocates much more to industry and/because it allocates much less to personal consumption Let's not fall into the same hole: In relative terms, US residential is more than 2x of China's residential power use, but that's relative to the much larger production use. In absolute terms their residential power-allocation is not that different actually: CN: 15% (1.2 trillion kWh) US: 35% (1.46 trillion kWh) Now, on a per-capita basis the difference is staggering, as China consumes 20% less to serve 4x the population...