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Re:U.S. Reenters the Nuclear Fuel Game by rr808 on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @10:15PM (#38272883)
China is a special case because it has to import all its oil which makes it a huge strategic weakness. Wind and Solar is still a tiny part of its electricity production. You can't rely on either for cold dark winters. Its emissions are already higher than Europeans per capita and still growing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_sector_in_China#/m... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenhouse_gas_emissions_by_Ch...

Re:U.S. Reenters the Nuclear Fuel Game by matthewdgreen on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @10:31PM (#38272978)
The thing about exponential deployment curves is that, at a certain point, posting charts that end 1 to 2 years in the past is like posting charts that end in 2000. Things are moving extremely rapidly now. https://amp.theguardian.com/business/2023/nov/13/chinas-carb...
Re:U.S. Reenters the Nuclear Fuel Game by rtpg on Wednesday November 15, 2023 @01:23AM (#38273875)
according to the wiki numbers, wind + solar make up 17% (with hydro being another 17%). Nothing to sneeze at! Though coal is extremely present.