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Re:Chinese companies building numerous overseas coal plants by cnlevy on Monday July 03, 2017 @10:54AM (#14688645)
Which decent uninterrupted power alternatives to coal ?
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Re:Chinese companies building numerous overseas coal plants by icebraining on Monday July 03, 2017 @11:05AM (#14688751)
Solar + gas?

In any case, even if there aren't any, the question still stands. Being poor is no defense against the effects of climate change.

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Re:Chinese companies building numerous overseas coal plants by cnlevy on Monday July 03, 2017 @11:18AM (#14688848)
Solar + gas costs at least twice the cost of coal alone.

And being poor means that my primary problem is "What will I eat tomorrow". So "What might happen in 50 years" is really secondary. I'll solve it after solving my primary problem.

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Re:Chinese companies building numerous overseas coal plants by gozur88 on Monday July 03, 2017 @02:24PM (#14690347)
I don't think people in the first world really understand the importance of this point. There are countries where a small increase in prices causes starvation at the margins. You are not going to get those people interested in AGW until they feel more secure in the present.
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Re:Chinese companies building numerous overseas coal plants by woodandsteel on Monday July 03, 2017 @06:52PM (#14692054)
>Solar + gas costs at least twice the cost of coal alone.

But Pakistan is borrowing money for coal plants that will be used for 40 years, while solar+gas will be cheaper within a decade.

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Re:Chinese companies building numerous overseas coal plants by TheSpiceIsLife on Monday July 03, 2017 @11:38AM (#14689023)
Being poor is no defense against the effects of climate change.

But being wealthy is a fairly good defence against the effects of climate change. Reliable affordable electricity is a prerequisite to wealth.

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Re:Chinese companies building numerous overseas coal plants by sfifs on Monday July 03, 2017 @11:12AM (#14688809)
if you don't produce gas, you need really complex and expensive LNG terminals that are also a security nightmare.

Coal is non explosive, easily carted around safely

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Re:Chinese companies building numerous overseas coal plants by icebraining on Monday July 03, 2017 @11:14AM (#14688820)
Pakistan is a gas producer, though.
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