Comment on Australian economist argues China is conning the world on net zero
Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 2 weeks agoChina built out record amount of wind and solar power in 2024
apnews.com/…/wind-solar-energy-china-climate-carb…
I have to give credit where credit is due, they are doing incredible with renewables, they are also doing incredible with EV’s, no one is close except for Norway
It hurts me to say this because I’m very anti-ccp but I can’t hate the fact they’re doing extremely well in this regard
Australia has run into a problem where we have pretty much won the solar race and maxed out on solar, we are now racing to build out grid firming (batteries/hydro/wind) to store that excess energy we make to stop the fact that energy prices go negative in the middle of the day which is resulting in solar export prices going to 0c:
…com.au/…/victoria-solar-tariff-2526-mb3093/
“Absolutely world leading:” Why Australia is leading the charge away from baseload power
…com.au/absolutely-world-leading-why-australia-is…
But this all aside, I’m mainly concerned about India, even if Australia went to 0 India has added 10 Australia’s worth of co2 emissions in the last 20 years and it continues to climb
Hotznplotzn@lemmy.sdf.org 2 weeks ago
I don’t remember when and where, but some time ago I read a blog entry where the writer used the term, “The West bad, China bad okay”. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not about your comment alone, it’s all the others in this and other threads. If China is criticized, there come all sorts of whataboutery and distractions -some of them true, some aren’t- but it indeed follows this “The West bad, China bad okay” stance. The fact that China is failing on climate change is simply ignored, while every other country is criticized.
Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
hey can’t fault them for taking advantage of our failings
www.dw.com/en/…/a-67887578
Emissions were also impacted by energy-intensive manufacturers scaling down production as a result of spiking gas prices following a shift away from Russian piped gas supply to liquefied natural gas imports.
Industrial emissions fell by 20 million tons.
“The consequences of the fossil energy crisis and the slowdown in the economy are particularly evident in the CO2 emissions of energy-intensive industries,” Agora director Simon Müller said in a statement.
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Nice one Germany
Hotznplotzn@lemmy.sdf.org 2 weeks ago
I didn’t mean you in my comment.
BakedCrossaint@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
But China ain’t failing, per capita, they’re actually doing very well and single-handedly powering the price reductions in solar, EVs and batteries with other countries being obstinate (see USA)
Hotznplotzn@lemmy.sdf.org 2 weeks ago
There is ample evidence that the Chinese government relies on slave-like working conditions which makes the price reductions in solar questionable, and China appears to be failing nevertheless.
BakedCrossaint@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
I mean, sure, for the polysilicon and stuff like that. But again, that’s how all of the products made by, for instance, Foxconn are done. Do we just stop buying iPhones or PS5’s or even clothing from places with terrible working conditions?