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Environment & Energy

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1. China has to stop issuing permits for new coal plants

Tue Jan 21, 2025, 08:36 PM

Jan 2025

and then it needs to start phasing out older coal fired generators. As it is, new fossil fuel capacity added now will be around for 50 years or more.

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China has to stop issuing permits for new coal plants VMA131Marine Jan 2025 #1

As the article mentions... Think. Again. Jan 2025 #2

They are still adding new coal plants VMA131Marine Jan 2025 #3

Yes, China is definitely kicking our butts in that... Think. Again. Jan 2025 #4

No, it's not. VMA131Marine Jan 2025 #5

Here's the thing VMA131Marine Jan 2025 #8

But we're just replacing coal with methane. Think. Again. Jan 2025 #9

No, they are still adding coal VMA131Marine Jan 2025 #10

83% less. Think. Again. Jan 2025 #11

The U.S. is actually retiring coal plants VMA131Marine Jan 2025 #12

Yes, and they're building non-CO2 plants at a much faster rate than we are. Think. Again. Jan 2025 #13

Who cares! Their CO2 output is still rising. VMA131Marine Jan 2025 #14

CO2 output is rising globally due to increased energy usage. Think. Again. Jan 2025 #15

U.S. CO2 emissions are declining VMA131Marine Jan 2025 #16

Not recently... Think. Again. Jan 2025 #17

Americans need to stop imagining that China Gives a Flying F Caribbeans Jan 2025 #6