@fishidwardrobe @iwein @emily_s @gardengeek @schratze @parismarx

From 2025. Lots of interesting details, including solar growing in proportion to coal, while coal continues to grow in absolute volume as well.

"China is on its way to becoming the world’s first “electrostate”, with a growing share of its energy coming from electricity and an economy increasingly driven by clean technologies ...

China remains the world’s biggest greenhouse gas producer and its power sector emissions reached a new high last year, driven by a rise in coal consumption... still the dominant fuel in its electricity mix, despite a surge in renewable capacity additions."

https://www.ft.com/content/f86782fa-9f2e-448a-b710-29e787dc9831

@fishidwardrobe @iwein @emily_s @gardengeek @schratze

My understanding is that at least part of the confusion is due to China building both new coal plans and renewables at a very high rate.

They are adding a lot of new coal plants, but the proportion of total energy produced by coal still declines when you factor in all the new solar and wind they're doing at the same time.

I am not a reliable source (although I do my best)! I think @parismarx discussed this in a recent episode of the #TechWontSaveUs podcast on the #GreenTransition