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> at least the energy comes from solar If by that you misspelled coal, sure https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/share-elec-by-source?country=~CHN https://ourwo

by ezst 15d ago

> at least the energy comes from solar If by that you misspelled coal, sure https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/share-elec-by-source?country=~CHN https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/share-elec-by-source?coun...

defrost 15d ago
Coal in China: dropping year in year out for past two decades as percentage of total energy consumption.
- ezst 15d ago
  And yet, the single vastly dominant source of electricity at around 55%. It's a long way you go and a long shot to call it clean.
  - defrost 15d ago
    And yet dropping - by a series of deliberate 5 year plans with the goal of building out sufficient renewable energy to phase out coal use altogether. Kind of like what absolutely isn't happening with the current US administration.
- Fizz43 14d ago
  It only started dropping last year and by dropping you mean total % of energy generation because total coal energy production is still going up.
  - defrost 14d ago
    I appreciate the input, maybe tighten up your commentary. Check the source we're discussing: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/share-elec-by-source?country=~CHN https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/share-elec-by-source?coun... As you can see it is percentage of coal as part of total energy mix that has been dropping for two decades. As already stated above. Perhaps you missed that? You're correct that absolute tonnage of coal use is still climbing, - but at an ever decreasing rate and was predicted to peak .. of course, thanks to some shenanigans by the Hegseth's of the world that may be deferred for a while, thanks USofA! Of course on the plus side (for the atmosphere) there's been a drop in global fossil fuel consumption, so swings, arrows. China, of course, is still well short of total CO2 tonnage lofted over the past century in comparison with the US - even allowing for a vastly greater population.

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> at least the energy comes from solar If by that you misspelled coal, sure https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/share-elec-by-source?country=~CHN https://ourwo

by ezst 15d ago

defrost 15d ago
Coal in China: dropping year in year out for past two decades as percentage of total energy consumption.
- ezst 15d ago
  And yet, the single vastly dominant source of electricity at around 55%. It's a long way you go and a long shot to call it clean.
  - defrost 15d ago
    And yet dropping - by a series of deliberate 5 year plans with the goal of building out sufficient renewable energy to phase out coal use altogether. Kind of like what absolutely isn't happening with the current US administration.
- Fizz43 14d ago
  It only started dropping last year and by dropping you mean total % of energy generation because total coal energy production is still going up.
  - defrost 14d ago
    I appreciate the input, maybe tighten up your commentary. Check the source we're discussing: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/share-elec-by-source?country=~CHN https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/share-elec-by-source?coun... As you can see it is percentage of coal as part of total energy mix that has been dropping for two decades. As already stated above. Perhaps you missed that? You're correct that absolute tonnage of coal use is still climbing, - but at an ever decreasing rate and was predicted to peak .. of course, thanks to some shenanigans by the Hegseth's of the world that may be deferred for a while, thanks USofA! Of course on the plus side (for the atmosphere) there's been a drop in global fossil fuel consumption, so swings, arrows. China, of course, is still well short of total CO2 tonnage lofted over the past century in comparison with the US - even allowing for a vastly greater population.