• iridaniotter [she/her]
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    3 days ago

    IDK I wouldn't really call it an electrostate at this point. It still relies on fossil fuels. It'll become one but it's just not the case right now.

    Edit: like until China is producing so much green energy that it's selling significant amounts of green hydrogen and derived fuels to the rest of the world I think likening it to a petrostate is just incorrect.

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml
      hexagon
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      3 days ago

      China 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
      • Jabril [none/use name]
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        3 days ago

        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.