silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 7 months agoChina responsible for 95% of new coal power construction in 2023, report sayswww.carbonbrief.orgexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1128arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1124arrow-down1external-linkChina responsible for 95% of new coal power construction in 2023, report sayswww.carbonbrief.orgsilence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square11fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up35arrow-down3·edit-27 months agoYou can adjust for trade. It makes a fairly modest difference, about 9% of China’s emissions — the problem is China burning coal to support its own internal consumption. That said, every country needs to drop to zero extraction and zero burning, not just China.
minus-squareYeetPics@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·7 months ago not just china Yea, but it would be awesome if the country doing the most would stop. It isn’t like China is an infallible state…
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-27 months agoThey’re probably going to peak emissions this year or next due to the huge wind and solar build-out that’s in progress — it means that those coal plants will sit idle much of the time.
You can adjust for trade. It makes a fairly modest difference, about 9% of China’s emissions — the problem is China burning coal to support its own internal consumption.
That said, every country needs to drop to zero extraction and zero burning, not just China.
Yea, but it would be awesome if the country doing the most would stop.
It isn’t like China is an infallible state…
They’re probably going to peak emissions this year or next due to the huge wind and solar build-out that’s in progress — it means that those coal plants will sit idle much of the time.