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[–] 3 points 1 year ago (10 children)

I guess burning coal as fast as possible means energy is a "solved problem" for China?

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago (8 children)

    Reading the article helps to see that they are going full renewable.

    Even if AI demand in China grows so quickly renewable projects can’t keep pace, Fishman said, the country can tap idle coal plants to bridge the gap while building more sustainable sources.

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  • [–] 21 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    China is far from full renewable.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    Did I say "are full renewable"? No. I wrote something else with a different meaning.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    You said it was their trajectory. It's not. Renewables are a part of their plan, sure, but that coal graph isn't turning around.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Add data from this year.

    From several sources, they passed peak carbon last year, and expect coal to peak this year or next and start declining.

    Also consider during the time in those charts they went from a developing country to mostly developed with much higher standard of living. They achieved a century of economic progress in a couple decades while simultaneously rolling out renewable energy faster than anyone else

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