Posted on 03/12/2022 12:00:28 PM PST by george76
Despite pledges to contribute to global efforts of reducing emissions, China will continue to maximize the use of coal in coming years as it caters to its energy security...
Chinese President Xi Jinping has told representatives from its biggest coal-producing region, Inner Mongolia, that China "could not part from reality" and that it is "rich in coal, poor in oil and short of gas...
The energy transition is a long process and China cannot just "slam the brakes" on coal.
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China said it would help run its coal-fired power plants at full capacity in a bid to ensure energy security, despite the climate goals of the world's largest polluter.
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China, the world's largest coal consumer and largest greenhouse gas emitter, has said it targets to achieve net-zero emissions by 2060, but last autumn's power crisis and record-high global coal prices amid an overall energy shortage made energy security a top priority for the country.
A few months ago, China ordered a ramp-up of coal production, which hit record-highs for both December 2021 and the whole of 2021.
(Excerpt) Read more at oilprice.com ...
Try to imagine what Chinese officials say about John Kerry in private.
“China To Expand Coal Use As It Prioritizes Energy Security”
Sounds like they don’t want to get hooked on Russia for energy. I wonder why.../
Black Lumps Matter
China To Expand Coal Use As It Prioritizes Energy Security
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US To Expand Wind & Solar Use As It Prioritizes Climate Change
This negates anything this misguided government tries to do about “climate change”.
No worries. They can afford it! Disney is investing billions there. Check out Shanghai Disney.https://www.shanghaidisneyresort.com/en/
Btt
Russia is number two in known coal reserves.
The USA is number one.
China will buy all the coal they can get from Russia.
They will send it via rail. They completed the bridge between the countries last year and even if they do not run it cross that bridge they can transfer to to barges.
Greta will not be pleased.
There are way more trees in the Northern Hemisphere than 100 years ago. Do you know why?
Because people started burning coal instead of wood.
Joe says we don’t need energy security.
... China “could not part from reality” and that it is “rich in coal, poor in oil and short of gas...
Meanwhile, we are not in touch with reality, are stifling
coal, oil and gas...which we have in abundance.
Progresses think: American CO2, bad; CCP CO2, good.
while the rats push the new green deal, buy oil and drilling stocks and kill America
They've also bought up all the grain they can. At least in those areas, unlike the US, they're providing for their people.
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