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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (1427754)12/7/2023 4:31:43 PM
From: Wharf Rat  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1573921
 
"In China's coal country, full steam ahead with new power plants despite climate pledges (Reuters)"... "China has you greenies completely bamboozled ..."

What is the pledge? Do you even know?

China's coal phase out plan still unclear amid ample reserves: Oxford Institute | S&P Global Commodity Insights (spglobal.com)

Over time, growing pressure to phase out coal, as articulated in China's dual carbon pledge to peak CO2 emissions before 2030 and reach net-zero by 2060, means that China will cap coal capacity additions and gradually phase out coal usage, according to the paper.

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How are they doing in meeting that pledge?

Guest post: Why China is set to significantly overachieve ...

Carbon Brief


May 19, 2022 — We project that China will peak CO2 emissions in 2025 – or slightly after – at around 11.9GtCO2 excluding LULUCF. And we expect China to ...