China, with an 18% share of the global population, uses 26% of the world’s primary energy and emits 33% of the world’s energy-related CO2. The energy transition unfolding in the country isn’t merely a national affair as its ramifications echo globally, explains Mahnaz Hadizadeh, a researcher for consultancy DNV.
  • trainsaresexy@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 days ago

    Per capita is dropping like a stone but overall emissions are increasing, unlike in the UK who is lagging behind their 2030 goals but emissions are dropping at a good rate.

    • Hackworth@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 months ago

      This means literally nothing, but when I cropped the image to ~2023 and presented it to Claude, then asked it to extrapolate, it was even more generous.