☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ to sino@hexbear.netEnglish · 4 days agoChina has leapfrogged in electrification to become the first major electrostatermi.orgexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up173arrow-down10cross-posted to: china@lemmygrad.mlchina
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minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆OPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·edit-23 days agoChina still uses fossil fuels, but I think it’s fair to call it an electrostate at this point. Clean energy was top driver of China’s economic growth in 2023 https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-clean-energy-was-top-driver-of-chinas-economic-growth-in-2023/ China’s solar capacity surges; predicted to top 1 TW by 2026 https://www.rystadenergy.com/news/china-s-solar-capacity-surges-expected-to-top-1-tw-by-2026 China is building out nuclear at a breakneck pace https://www.economist.com/china/2023/11/30/china-is-building-nuclear-reactors-faster-than-any-other-country New energy vehicles account for 77.6% of China’s public transport system https://www.shine.cn/news/nation/2403089981/ China’s carbon emissions set for structural decline this year https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/nov/13/chinas-carbon-emissions-set-for-structural-decline-from-next-year
minus-squareJabril [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·3 days agoAlso important to note that China updates and replaces fossil fuels with more efficient technology, so their coal plants for example are much cleaner and more efficient than the ones in US and Europe.
China still uses fossil fuels, but I think it’s fair to call it an electrostate at this point.
Also important to note that China updates and replaces fossil fuels with more efficient technology, so their coal plants for example are much cleaner and more efficient than the ones in US and Europe.