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Even absent US involvement, getting China and India away from oil and coal is critical. https://ourworldindata.org/energy/country/china#what-sources-does-the-c

by ethbr1 1y ago

Even absent US involvement, getting China and India away from oil and coal is critical. https://ourworldindata.org/energy/country/china#what-sources-does-the-country-get-its-energy-from https://ourworldindata.org/energy/country/china#what-sources... https://ourworldindata.org/energy/country/india#what-sources-does-the-country-get-its-energy-from https://ourworldindata.org/energy/country/india#what-sources... China is decreasing the percentage of fossil fuels in its total mix over the last 15 years (while still growing total energy generation). India... less so.

AlecSchueler 1y ago
Without US involvement we lose a lot of our ability to pressure others to do it.
- ethbr1 1y ago
  It might be in China and India's national interests to do so unilaterally. China at least seems to have come to the conclusion that (a) they need to continue to expand total electrical production for economic reasons, (b) decreasing dependence on external fossil fuel producing countries is preferred, (c) there are cost advantages to generation from renewables, and (d) there's geopolitical mileage with other countries to be seen as ecologically forward.