China’s Surge in Solar and Hydro Point to Early Carbon Peak
China’s Surge in Solar and Hydro Point to Early Carbon Peak
(Bloomberg) -- China has reduced power generation from fossil fuels as output from sunlight and water surges, feeding hopes that the world’s biggest polluter may have peaked emissions years before its own deadline.Most Read from BloombergFlesh-Eating Bacteria That Can Kill in Two Days Spreads in Jap...
Chinas economy has problems, the population is falling and they do have a massive built up of green technologies. That are important factors for a fast change in emissions. Given that China is producing about 30% of global emissions, this is really great news. Lets hope countries like India do not make up for the drop.
My hopes are high that China can do this. They still seem to need a better grid, like most countries, so I am curious how they will solve this.
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We can verify a lot of that. There are satellites in space measuring emissions and they are good enough to get data for individual power plants.
Fuck China, but when it comes to carbon emissions, they could burn coal for another 50 years and still not be as bad as the united states.