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The plan was always to put economic pressure on China to catch up to the rest of the developed world, but we can't exactly tell someone else to stop crapping th
by legitster 8mo ago
The plan was always to put economic pressure on China to catch up to the rest of the developed world, but we can't exactly tell someone else to stop crapping their pants while we are still crapping our pants.
- anonymousiam 8mo ago2030 is just around the corner. China has pledged to cap their CO2 emissions at 2030 levels. If they're trying to meet this goal, it would explain the thousands of new coal-fired plants they're building right now. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj4y159190go https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj4y159190go https://www.carbonbrief.org/chinas-construction-of-new-coal-power-plants-reached-10-year-high-in-2024 https://www.carbonbrief.org/chinas-construction-of-new-coal-...
- triceratops 8mo agoThey build new coal plants but those either replace old ones or are idle. Nearly 90% of all new electricity comes from solar and wind.