• GrouchyGrouse [he/him]
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    16 days ago

    I hate how, for a decade, every conversation about green energy has been dogged by shitheads saying "but it does nothing because CHINA is emitting so much CO2!!!"

    It won't work, but it sure would be nice if news like this shut them up forever.

  • Dirt_Owl [comrade/them, they/them]
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    16 days ago

    Meanwhile Australia is like MORE COAL even though we're mostly A WINDY SUNNY DESERT that would be great for renewables

    • HexBroke [any, comrade/them]
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      16 days ago

      There's also a relatively gentle mountain range that straddles the most inhabited strip of the country that would be excellent for pumped hydro, and the national electricity grid is one of the largest in the world, with

      an end-to-end distance of more than 5,000 kilometres, and 45,000 kilometres of high voltage transmissions line

  • RyanGosling [none/use name]
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    16 days ago

    I’ve seen some people talk about how the US is falling behind in manufacturing competition because “we have too many environmental regulations while china doesn’t need to care at all”

    • Dolores [love/loves]
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      16 days ago

      feeding the cows the bird doodoo, algae blooms in major waterways, rampant disregard for public health

      and the problem is somehow we care too much

    • Hello_Kitty_enjoyer [none/use name]
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      16 days ago

      Show

      China already collapsed almost 2 years ago. Every single reference to China since that date, even negative references and criticisms, are pro-China propaganda. China doesn't exist