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Posted on 04/24/2022 6:46:04 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
BEIJING (AP) — China is promoting coal-fired power as the ruling Communist Party tries to revive a sluggish economy, prompting warnings Beijing is setting back efforts to cut climate-changing carbon emissions from the biggest global source.
Official plans call for boosting coal production capacity by 300 million tons this year, according to news reports. That is equal to 7% of last year’s output of 4.1 billion tons, which was an increase of 5.7% over 2020.
China is one of the biggest investors in wind and solar, but jittery leaders called for more coal-fired power after economic growth plunged last year and shortages caused blackouts and factory shutdowns. Russia’s attack on Ukraine added to anxiety that foreign oil and coal supplies might be disrupted.
“This mentality of ensuring energy security has become dominant, trumping carbon neutrality,” said Li Shuo, a senior global policy adviser for Greenpeace. “We are moving into a relatively unfavorable time period for climate action in China.”
Coal is important for “energy security,” Cabinet officials said at an April 20 meeting that approved plans to expand production capacity, according to Caixin, a business news magazine.
The ruling party also is building power plants to inject money into the economy and revive growth that sank to 4% over a year earlier in the final quarter of 2021, down from the full year’s 8.1% expansion.
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Without reliable, relatively cheap electricity there is poverty, social and political disorder. Given the laws of physics “green energy” can never power a modern ,industrial society. Unlike many in the West, the Chinese are very unwilling to embrace lunacy and poverty.
John Kerry, white courtesy telephone.
“...jittery leaders...”
Apparently, the author has been living under a rock or parent’s basement too long?!?
All one needs to do is a little research to see how many coal-using plants China has built and is intending to build and one as clueless as the author can figure out that ‘renewable’ energy is far from being a priority for China other than appeasement purposes to the overseas tard greenies......
China doesn’t buy in on the glow bull warming propaganda….
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“This mentality of ensuring energy security has become dominant, trumping carbon neutrality” said Joe Biden — NEVER.
The Chicoms are so danged sensible.
Right. And these days even coal-fired plants can be made clean enough.
Oops! I forgot that we are not permitted to debate this issue in the West. Like with climate change, green energy is “settled science”. The woke elites have made their decision, and we must obey.
I’d like to say more, but I’m busy converting my car to wind power only.
John Kerry! Get over to China quick and set them straight!
Good for them. Oh, Gawd, I’m goin to ‘Ell for praising anything the CCP pushes.
Nonetheless, if you are right, you are right.
The human contribution to global warming is BS. Atmospheric CO2 is absolutely essential for life — which might explain why watermelons hate it so.
Go GREEN! Feed the plants! Burn something. It is called recycling, yah moron.
Where’s Greta? QUICK! SOMEONE GET A CAMERA ON GRETA!
“The Chicoms are so danged sensible”
They seem to take the welfare of their citizens (as a whole) as their #1 priority. How strange.
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