Ask HN: A New Decade. Any Predictions?

Re:Ask HN: A New Decade. Any Predictions? by cjbprime on Thursday January 02, 2020 @09:28PM (#21942497)

This doesn't look positive:

> However, few plants have commenced construction since 2015, and it is now unlikely that this target will be met.

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Re:Ask HN: A New Decade. Any Predictions? by amelius on Thursday January 02, 2020 @09:48PM (#21942624)

Probably just a typical short-term hiccup in construction planning. China has much bigger plans for 2030, as the article says.

Also, take a look at the bar-charts on the Wikipedia page.

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Re:Ask HN: A New Decade. Any Predictions? by busymom0 on Friday January 03, 2020 @12:50AM (#21943614)

China just built and started operating their longest coal transporting train 2 months ago:

Meanwhile also claiming "China says it has already hit 2020 carbon reduction goal".

I don't think they can be trusted with anything they say.

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