Renewable energy grew at record pace in 2023, thanks to a push from China (www.npr.org)

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[-] naturalgasbad@lemmy.ca 10 points 9 months ago

The US doesn't want to switch to renewables for national security reasons. Funnily enough, national security is also a big reason why China DOES want to switch to renewables.

[-] zephyreks@lemmy.ml 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

If you're going to make a claim, support it.

Edit: this might have been a little hostile, and for that I apologize. However, substantiating claims with evidence is also common courtesy.

[-] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Not OP: likely referring to the fact their empire is built on the petrodollar. OCC has a great video on fossil fascism that goes into more detail.

[-] naturalgasbad@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 months ago

China has remarkably low oil reserves for a country of it's size. One of the biggest consumers of oil are automobiles... Which is why China is simultaneously developing EVs at a breakneck pace and developing the necessary power generation tech to support a massive increase in electricity demand.