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I didn’t read it yet is it good lol punished-bernie punished-bernie punished-bernie

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[-] sempersigh@hexbear.net 80 points 1 year ago

Okay after skimming through looks not so good even if the overall message is better than most politicians

In recent years, the rapidly growing Chinese economy has eclipsed the US as the world’s major carbon emitter. Right now, China is building six times as many coal-fired power plants as the rest of the world combined – the equivalent of two new coal plants every week. Last year, they quadrupled the number of new coal plants approved compared with 2021. Current plans will see China add as much new coal to its grid as used in all of India, the second largest coal user, and five times more coal capacity as the US.

It is no great secret the Chinese government is undertaking many policies that we and the international community should oppose. They are cruelly repressing and interning the Uyghurs, threatening Taiwan and stifling freedom of expression in Tibet and Hong Kong. China has bullied its neighbors, abused the global trading system, stolen technology and is building out a dystopian surveillance state.

Just awful

[-] regul@hexbear.net 17 points 1 year ago

I mean, the coal thing is concerning. We really shouldn't, as a species, be building any coal plants.

[-] barrbaric@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago

While this is true, it's worth noting that around 30% of China's power generation is renewables as of 2021 (which I don't think includes nuclear), a number that has been steadily trending up (eg 26% in 2019), and that it is responsible for 45% of global investments in renewables. Compare that to the US which only produces 21% of its electricity from renewables as of 2021, and is the richest country on earth.

[-] spectre@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago

That's great and I hope they shut down their coal plants as fast as possible

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