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China Thumbs Nose At Climate Targets As Tt Plans To Build More Coal Power Stations And Ramp Up Oil And Gas Exploration To Solve Its Energy Crisis
Daily Mail ^ | 10/13/21 | Lauren Lewis & Rachael Bunyan

Posted on 10/13/2021 8:36:31 AM PDT by Enlightened1

China is making a mockery of climate targets as it announced plans to build more coal-fired power plants and increase oil and gas exploration, just weeks ahead of the COP26 summit where world leaders were expected to agree to ambitious emission cuts.    

Beijing's National Energy Commission said late Tuesday it is important 'to build advanced coal-fired power plants' and intensify domestic oil and gas exploration after the country was hit by blackouts last week.

Li Keqiang, China's second-in-command, made the announcement after the meeting and hinted that a pledge to cap the country's carbon emissions by 2030 - which already lags behind commitments made by other major economies - could be torn up. 

His announcement will cause alarm ahead of the COP26 summit in Glasgow in two weeks, and is a major blow to the UK's plans for securing a global agreement on phasing out coal. 

Amidst a global energy crisis caused as economies reopen post-Covid, China has also ordered its 682 coal mines to raise their annual output capacity to 55.3 million tonnes while imports soared by 76% last month.

Elsewhere, India has also ordered its own mines to increase production amid shortages and blackouts, and has increased its own imports as well.

China is already the world's largest polluter, with more than 50% of its energy coming from coal, which is considered the most-polluting source.   

The UN has said if global emissions are not cut by 50% by 2030, the climate crisis will lead to further wide-ranging and more destructive natural disasters, such as flood and drought.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


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KEYWORDS: baluchistan; build; china; coalpower; fakescience; globalwarminghoax; greennewdeal; obor; onebeltoneroad; pakistan; plants
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To: butlerweave

Greta needs to get in front of tanks at Tiananmen Square.

They would never run her over after she pointed her finger at them and said “How dare you!”


21 posted on 10/13/2021 9:49:49 AM PDT by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
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To: butlerweave

I don’t think Winnie the Xi can withstand a scolding by Scoldielocks. I mean, she’s so very scoldy, what with the sneer and everything.


22 posted on 10/13/2021 9:51:12 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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To: Enlightened1

Signing the Paris Accord was just a way to bury our economy.


23 posted on 10/13/2021 9:56:04 AM PDT by boycott
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To: Enlightened1

It is an amazing world when Communist China’s energy policy actually makes sense while the US is still spouting nonsense.


24 posted on 10/13/2021 10:19:16 AM PDT by EastTexasTraveler
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To: Enlightened1

Crazy Greta is blowing fire out her ample behind upon hearing this news.


25 posted on 10/13/2021 10:19:53 AM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (Donald J. Trump is my president, not the Commander-in-Thief, brain-dead Joseph Stolen)
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To: Enlightened1

The “international community” has one big frowny face on. Take that, Xi!


26 posted on 10/13/2021 11:08:50 AM PDT by colorado tanker
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To: Enlightened1

Greta will be pissed.


27 posted on 10/13/2021 11:21:30 AM PDT by beethovenfan (Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin)
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To: Enlightened1

bump.


28 posted on 10/13/2021 1:40:08 PM PDT by sauropod
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To: Enlightened1

Leftist vs. leftist Jerry Springer slap fight! Whose side with the worketards take? The non white, non Christian, communist Chinese, whom cultural Marxists say can do no wrong? Or the Greta type climate scammer enviromarxists? POPCORN!


29 posted on 10/13/2021 5:02:29 PM PDT by Big Brother Go to Hell
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To: Enlightened1

China is asshoe but any rational nation would do the same.

GlobalClimateWarmingChange is #FakeScience.


30 posted on 10/19/2021 12:38:28 PM PDT by TigersEye (Resistance is not futile!)
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To: butlerweave

Will Greta take a train to China and “Shame On You” them


No because she would embarrass the CCP and then she would have to donate her organs to make up with them - like Jack Ma.


31 posted on 10/19/2021 1:35:10 PM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: Enlightened1

China “middle finger” salute - bump for later....


32 posted on 10/19/2021 2:06:40 PM PDT by indthkr
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