It actually could though. They’ve seen a fairly steep drop in consumption growth coupled with a massive ramp up in solar and other renewables. They install more renewable capacity every year than the rest of the world combined.
Say what you want about their lack of human rights but a command economy sure gets things done quickly; they at least recognize that energy self sufficiency is the only way to survive long term.
They increased their renewables by 10% percentage but they still increased their carbon emissions. They hace half the worlds coal plants and they still keep building more. They still remain the #1 pollutor accounting for 35%+ of emissions and they are the only major country that isn’t reducing emissions growth.
While the rest of the developed world works on reducing emissions and increasing environmental regulation to combat cliamte change. China has used its almost 0 environmental regulation to out compete the rest of the world. Ignoring all calls for them to reduce emissions so they can sell the solution.
Doing this undermines climate efforts and we are already seeing nations give up on climate change. If China isn’t reducing emissions it’s completely pointless for anyone else to bother. Its over for the world there is no chance we reduce emissions in time to stop environmental collapse.
May? Chinese greenwashing articles are coming out early this year.
It actually could though. They’ve seen a fairly steep drop in consumption growth coupled with a massive ramp up in solar and other renewables. They install more renewable capacity every year than the rest of the world combined.
Say what you want about their lack of human rights but a command economy sure gets things done quickly; they at least recognize that energy self sufficiency is the only way to survive long term.
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They increased their renewables by 10% percentage but they still increased their carbon emissions. They hace half the worlds coal plants and they still keep building more. They still remain the #1 pollutor accounting for 35%+ of emissions and they are the only major country that isn’t reducing emissions growth.
While the rest of the developed world works on reducing emissions and increasing environmental regulation to combat cliamte change. China has used its almost 0 environmental regulation to out compete the rest of the world. Ignoring all calls for them to reduce emissions so they can sell the solution.
Doing this undermines climate efforts and we are already seeing nations give up on climate change. If China isn’t reducing emissions it’s completely pointless for anyone else to bother. Its over for the world there is no chance we reduce emissions in time to stop environmental collapse.