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> While the west worries about climate change, China burns more coal than ever before. I'd wager the majority of the visitors of this site are smart enough to
by deadbolt 2mo ago
> While the west worries about climate change, China burns more coal than ever before.
I'd wager the majority of the visitors of this site are smart enough to not fall for this. What are you doing?
- pc86 2mo agoWhat is it you're accusing them of?
- hnfong 2mo agoSeems to be blatant lying to me.
- pc86 2mo agoIt's burning 3x as much coal as it did 20 years ago and doesn't seem to be dropping at all (2024 was more than 2023, 2025 will be at least as much as 2024). Seems to be someone pretending an objective fact isn't true for reasons that escape me.
- hnfong 2mo agohttps://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-coal-power-drops-in-china-and-india-for-first-time-in-52-years-after-clean-energy-records https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-coal-power-drops-in-chi... > The new analysis shows that power generation from coal fell by 1.6% in China and by 3.0% in India in 2025, as non-fossil energy sources grew quickly enough in both countries to cover electricity consumption growth.
- pc86 2mo agoDoes a 3x increase followed by a 1.6% decrease really make the statement "burning more coal than ever before" a "blatant lie" in any but the most pedantic sense?