What 3°C of global warming looks like

Re:What 3°C of global warming looks like by kelnos on Monday November 01, 2021 @02:52PM (#29071187)

Isn't it much easier in China? Obviously they can't change things overnight, but Xi just has to decree that getting on renewables is the top priority, and it'd get done.

Or is there something particularly thorny about this that could cause massive civil unrest if he were to take that step?

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Re:What 3°C of global warming looks like by sokoloff on Monday November 01, 2021 @03:35PM (#29071858)

I wonder how much of the Bitcoin ban was electric production related and how much was economic control related.

As China continues to modernize and become more energy-intensive, that power has to come from somewhere. If he bans coal too early or restricts it too much, progress that the people saw happening and intensely want could slow dramatically.

People will follow a strong dictator as long as they don’t see a much better path. If they see a much better path, support will wane quickly and possibly in an ugly fashion.

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Re:What 3°C of global warming looks like by emkoemko on Monday November 01, 2021 @03:07PM (#29071434)

yea with China's energy crisis problem its increasing coal production and consumption.. plus a massive increase in LNG

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