Things are Starting to Heat Up - Part XIV 3

From another post...

China

"China is leading the world in renewable resources, and slowly working away from coal fired operations.
"In 2020, for example, China pledged to reach 1,200 gigawatts of renewables capacity by 2030, more than double its capacity at that time. At its present pace, it will meet that target by 2025, and could boast as much as 1,000 gigawatts of solar power alone by the end of 2026, an achievement that would make a substantial contribution to the 11,000 gigawatts of installed renewable capacity that the world needs to meet the 2030 targets of the Paris Agreement. Fossil fuels now make up less than half of China’s total installed generation capacity, a dramatic reduction from a decade ago when fossil fuels accounted for two-thirds of its power capacity."
They are doing far better than the US who is responsible for nearly twice the per-capita carbon footprint."

How are they walking away from coal fires operations while simultaneously building new coal fired generation?

And yet China's coal use for electricity production still increases at just the same rate as ever. Rarely have I seen such gullible wholesale swallowing of a piece of spin. Post 132 in this thread for those with the attention span of a goldfish.

It's diminishing quickly... and with Genocide Don in charge, it's unlikely the US will diminish during his term(s).

"It's diminishing quickly" well, I suppose so in your mind. The numbers in post 132 say otherwise.

TugboatEng said:

How are they walking away from coal fires operations while simultaneously building new coal fired generation?

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Ahh, but they’re building a greater amount less than they otherwise could have, and this saving more than makes up for the actual increase.

Dik: It's diminishing quickly... and with Genocide Don in charge, it's unlikely the US will diminish during his term(s).

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I struggle for words about this post of yours. For a very short post, it seems to have plethora of ridiculousness.


a) What's "diminishing quickly", the context of previous posts would suggest that China's coal usage is diminishing quickly. I don't believe this is factually correct. If that's what you were saying please provide a basis for this. Now, as a PERCENTABE of their overall energy production it MIGHT be true. But, China is growing so incredibly fast that the percentage can go down while the total coal usage can still go up.

b) "Genocide Don"..... I just can't. What is the basis for this nickname? It's not even catchy or funny. Ergo, I assume you have a reason for using this term. Something that you think is genocidal about Donald Trump. Is it enforcing immigration laws? Maybe recognizing that title 9 protections clearly were intended for biological sex and not based on some confused transvestite cosplayers? Maybe taking the side of Israel over Hamas? What is it, please let us know the reason why you shared this nickname with us!
Note: I have never been a supporter of Trump. A defender on occasion. I consider myself politically conservative, but I left the Republican party in favor of the Libertarian party BECAUSE of Trump's take over of that party.

c) I assume that the "it's unlikely the US will diminish during his term" comment also relates to coal usage. I think that's fair, he's trying to roll back a bunch of climate change related energy restrictions that have been pushed in recent years. So, I understand this term. And, I will agree that it's possible. Though the US has been steadily reducing it's coal usage for more than a decade. Mostly in favor of natural gas, but Wind and solar have greatly increased as well.