China's skyrocketing renewable energy sector has lead to them reaching the goal of less than 50% of power capacity being fossil fuels two years ahead of schedule. Solar power has increased by 33% and wind has increased by 12% in the last year.
Important caveat: this refers to peak generation, which is not often achieved in practice with weather dependent power sources like solar and wind. Actual power consumption was at 28.8% for renewables in 2020, with the current five year plan aiming for 33% by 2025. For comparison, the US is currently at 20%.
Additional sources:
https://www.efchina.org/Blog-en/blog-20220905-en
http://english.scio.gov.cn/m/pressroom/2023-04/24/content_85248656.htm
You will walk under the tree. You WILL breathe in fresh air. And you will be happy. :nineteeneightyfour:
:wojak-nooo:
Have you no mercy, China!? You rob your people of the freedom of pollution!? How will your men feel manly now!?!? Look at all of what you stole from the oh so precious billionaires!
China after their back snaps in half after carrying the human race every day.
:walter-breakdown:
Does anyone know of any non-chinese sources reporting on this?
I am in a position to share and have people engage with this information, but it's way more effective if I'm using like Bloomberg or something than Chinese government sources.
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/chinas-installed-non-fossil-fuel-electricity-capacity-exceeds-50-total-2023-06-12/
I don't think you'll find much out there, unfortunately. Xinhua (edit: if I'm being thorough, Xinhua through the Chinese National Buearau of Statistics) seems to be the main source for any stories I can find. Stats like this will almost always come from the national government in any country, so if people you know are automatically distrusting of anything the government says you might just be SOL.
Yeah honestly I didn't realize the original link was from Yale - honestly that tends to do
Nice Five Year Plan you got there.
Be a shame if someone did it in three years.
China’s skyrocketing renewable energy sector has lead to them reaching the goal of less than 50% of power capacity being fossil fuels two years ahead of schedule. Solar power has increased by 33% and wind has increased by 12% in the last year.
two years ahead of schedule.
:some-controversy: socialism unfathomably strong
It doesn't matter because I was told today by a coworker that Chinese society is going to collapse within a decade.
The day God Emperor Xi finally dabs on an American president will be truly hilarious. Unfortunately, the news will probably just be about China's imminent collapse and how America is entering a new period of greatness because the rate of increase in mortality from consuming radioactive pork rinds has dropped slightly. Regulating the production of pork rinds, or even requiring warning labels, has been declared unconstitutional.
It's funny because he's not stupid, but he also doesn't have my same brainworms. His energy is directed elsewhere. He's currently working on a plan to sell his poop. In any case, it's interesting to see what messaging on China is being taken in by someone that's not predisposed to be skeptical of China imminent collapse news.
Also, modern China is really just a Potemkin China. Real China collapsed a long time ago and no longer exists.
You got a better idea?
Edit: :tito-laugh: I know, but this is also a real plan.
Countless Bothans died to give us these renewable energy growth rates.
Billions of dollars and countless lifespans (of social labor). :ooooooooooooooh:
In 2022, about 4,243 billion kilowatthours (kWh) (or about 4.24 trillion kWh) of electricity were generated at utility-scale electricity generation facilities in the United States. About 60% of this electricity generation was from fossil fuels—coal, natural gas, petroleum, and other gases.
Would you look at that. Next time some reddit lib dweeb pulls the "bUt WhAt aBoUt ChiNa'S cOaL pOwEr PlAnTs!!!!????1" I can whip this one out.
Winnie the Xi is a hypocrite. I heard that he spends every weekend rolling coal next to a daycare.
The Great Plan for the Transformation of Nature, with Chinese Characteristics
If only Stalin was still alive to see it.
