• Pofski@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    While China is building a LOT of renewable energy and it should be applauded for it, it is not the only thing that are building. China accounted for 95% of the world’s new coal power construction activity in 2023, according to the latest annual report from https://globalenergymonitor.org/

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      2 months ago

      Yeah China’s explosive power needs growth and even the AI rose. It’s driving world power needs through the roof.

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      2 months ago

      To me, that’s kind of good news, if that means essentially only one place is building new coal plants and it’s the same place that’s building a ton of new solar plants and EV’s, too.