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wart365 t1_ja72hfw wrote

"but China will lead the climate transition" - says somebody

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dexter_ay t1_ja72y9f wrote

to the worst.
That somebody feared to complete the sentence.

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akkelerate t1_ja9zfz4 wrote

China is both the largest coal power plant builder but also the largest renewable power investor.

In fact from 2020-2025, China’s renewable power mix is projected to grow from 28.5% to 36%, which exceeds their target of 33%.

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flamehead2k1 t1_jaagead wrote

Increasing the percentage of renewables is great but it isn't enough considering China is focused on high GDP growth.

If the economy grows so fast that they still need to add massive amounts of coal to meet their goals, we're still fucked.

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SuspiciousStable9649 t1_ja7sxum wrote

I wish we’d of just let them do solar panels. That fiasco set the world back a couple of years.

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AtomicTardigrade t1_ja7c4ba wrote

But something needs to charge all those highly ecological zero emission EV's...

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