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[–] salacious_coaster@infosec.pub -1 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

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

[–] moitoi@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 13 hours ago (1 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.

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 17 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

China is far from full renewable.

[–] moitoi@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 7 points 12 hours ago (2 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.

[–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 minutes ago

Your own graph shows the ratio of renewables to coal hugely shooting up in the last 4 years.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 5 points 9 hours ago

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

[–] themurphy@lemmy.ml -5 points 13 hours ago

You dont know a thing about infrastructure, do you?