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Re:China's total wind and solar capacity outstrips coal by Qwertious on Sunday August 11, 2024 @09:10PM (#41220397)
>and their growth has declined to below 5% this year.

So they're still growing, then.

And presumably southern China is still tropical and in desperate need of air conditioning in summer. In fact it's getting worse due to climate change.

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Re:China's total wind and solar capacity outstrips coal by seanmcdirmid on Sunday August 11, 2024 @10:08PM (#41220640)
They also need heat in the winter. I’ve never been so cold in my life actually, people really take indoor heating for granted.
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