A DRAMATIC increase in US coal consumption was “by far the biggest contributor” to the overall increase in global CO2 emissions last year, a report has revealed.
  • KyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    15·
    2 days ago

    Aren’t they the number 1 in solar and new solar?

    Sometimes I look at them and think, well at least they decided to do something about it.

    • Slacking@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      12·
      2 days ago

      If it wasn’t for them, oil companies would have managed to stall EVs and keep them as luxury vehicles.

      China isn’t perfect but I can’t see them as the problem when they spit out solar panels while the orange moron is literally paying billions to stop renewable projects.

    • Ocelot79@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      2 days ago

      Yes, China is using a lot of energy in general, and not just for its export-focused economy. The Chinese middle class is huge. They are top consumers of energy in both coal and renewables.