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Re:China's total wind and solar capacity outstrips coal by whatever1 on Sunday August 11, 2024 @11:02PM (#41220851)
Someone is lying.

Either the coal capacity is flat (as the main article of the thread suggests), or the coal-fired emissions are still rising (aka they are still bringing coal-fired capacity online).

It wouldn't be the first communist regime that is lying though.

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Re:China's total wind and solar capacity outstrips coal by maxglute on Sunday August 11, 2024 @11:36PM (#41220985)
Or someone can't read. No where in article does it state Coal capacity is flat, just coal growth has flattened significantly per 14th five-year plan (2021-2025). PRC peak coal is expected this or next year, and phase down / decline starting 15th five-year plan (2026-2030).
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Re:China's total wind and solar capacity outstrips coal by whatever1 on Monday August 12, 2024 @01:19AM (#41221329)
Check again the graph.
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Re:China's total wind and solar capacity outstrips coal by maxglute on Monday August 12, 2024 @01:39AM (#41221397)
Coal segment from 2023 to Jun24 is not flat.

https://i.imgur.com/Gfm8g2m.png

It looks flat because that's what adding 8GW to ~1200GW looks like. Adding only 8GW coal is one point article remarks as noteworthy, and the data comports.

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