Now compare the amount of renewables China is putting up?
They add coal power because it's super fast to build, but it's not a permanent solution.
They add coal power because it's super fast to build, but it's not a permanent solution.
https://chinadata.live/data/coal-consumption-china-vs-world/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_reserves
We can look at more concrete promises by leadership of China:
"In a video statement to the UN in New York, President Xi Jinping said that China would reduce its greenhouse gas emissions across the economy by 7-10% by 2035, while "striving to do better"."
Too little, too late.
"Most scenarios to limit warming to 1.5C - or even well below 2C - would require China to make much greater cuts than that by 2035"
It's convenient to say they will reduce reliance on coal if they forecast their coal reserves might run out in meantime:) But people here are persistent at praising PRC for their green achievements