Re:Big Coal Plants Begin to Close
by avip on Friday August 16, 2019 @02:31PM
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Wat? Both China and India are years ahead of US in terms of renewables. Not only they are already ahead, they also invest more.
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No they aren't. Not even close.
China gets 65% of its electricity from coal, the US gets 25% from coal. China emits more co2 than the US and India combined, and their co2 emissions are increasing 10% per year.
The US is pretty lackluster for renewables. But despite all appearances to the contrary, it's not doing nearly as bad as Trump claims to acclaim to. China is the polar opposite: it talks the talk but it's the largest polluter in the world by a huge margin.
Re:Big Coal Plants Begin to Close
by reitzensteinm on Saturday August 17, 2019 @01:25AM
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China is still way behind the States in per capita. Quoting absolute numbers is just meaningless.
Re:Big Coal Plants Begin to Close
by ridewinter on Saturday August 17, 2019 @01:47AM
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The biosphere only cares about absolute numbers.
Re:Big Coal Plants Begin to Close
by reitzensteinm on Saturday August 17, 2019 @02:57AM
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Yes, it cares about the combined emissions of each human, not what silly borders we've drawn on a map.
Western countries don't have a moral right to pressure everyone else until we get our own house in order. China isn't the problem. You are, and so am I.