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US coal ‘biggest contributor by far’ to rise in global emissions
www.thechemicalengineer.com/news/us-coal-biggest-contributor-by-far-to-rise-in-global-emissions/
Replying to @Mustachius_Grumpius@thelemmy.club
US coal is Largest contributor to THE RISE… But china coal is still ‘by far’ the largest overall contributor. They write titles kinda misleadingly dramatic.
Replying to @Jhogenbaum@leminal.space
Leaving aside the importance of per capita, much of China’s emissions is western emissions in a trench coat. And I’m not saying that as a China glazer.
Replying to @Fredthefishlord@lemmy.blahaj.zone
You can pin power use to exported products, but how that electricity is generated is chinas state decision.
It’s not like they did nothing but they could also be way more emission free than they are now.
Replying to @Redjard@reddthat.com
Aren’t they the number 1 in solar and new solar?
Sometimes I look at them and think, well at least they decided to do something about it.
Replying to @KyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zone
If it wasn’t for them, oil companies would have managed to stall EVs and keep them as luxury vehicles.
China isn’t perfect but I can’t see them as the problem when they spit out solar panels while the orange moron is literally paying billions to stop renewable projects.
Replying to @KyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Yes, China is using a lot of energy in general, and not just for its export-focused economy. The Chinese middle class is huge. They are top consumers of energy in both coal and renewables.
Replying to @Redjard@reddthat.com
They’ve been intentionally using coal to develop away from coal for decades. It’s been a long term strategic thing, using coal power plants to build solar panel factories, then shutting down the coal plants. Meanwhile the USA keeps using coal for fun basically, while being like “well the Chinese are using it too!”. It’s hard for me to see China as the villain here