cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/56777651

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[–] 3 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Unfortunately despite leading on EVs, renewables and nuclear power deployment, China is also expanding coal. So their greenhouse gas emissions are still rising.

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  • [–] 13 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    I was under the impression that they reached peak CO2 emissions and have been flat or falling for the past year or so

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  • [–] 13 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Honestly I thought so too, but I quickly looked it up before commenting, and at least according to Our World in Data it's actually up both per capita and in absolute terms.

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