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

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[-] AdamEatsAss@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago

Wait a minute. I live in the USA and I thought the reason we couldn't federaly fund renewables was because "it doesn't matter if we switch to renewables because China will still destroy the world with fossil fuels anyway." Are you telling me that someone in our government lied to us? -s

[-] 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.