| Some good news on climate change 08:33 - Sep 10 with 856 views | CoachRob |
China is finally turning the corner on emissions and renewables now cover all additional energy demand.
The Carbon Brief report states;
"The CO2 output of the nation’s power sector – its dominant source of emissions – fell by 3% in the first half of the year, as growth in solar power alone matched the rise in electricity demand."
"Coal use in the power industry fell by 3.4% compared with the same period a year earlier, while gas use increased by 6%, resulting in a 3.2% drop in emissions for the sector overall."
In terms of renewables the additional capacity to be added is quite astonishing.
"The State Grid should have detailed knowledge of projects seeking to connect to the electricity grid, so its projections carry extra weight compared with others. If its expectations for wind and solar growth are realised, this would result in around 850TWh of annual clean power generation being added to the grid in 2025...
This new clean power capacity would be more than enough to meet the entire electricity demand of Brazil (760TWh), or Germany and the UK combined (817TWh)."
As an engineering feat alone it is very impressive to see.
China is still well short of its' National Determined Contributions (NDC's) as is the UK, but it is some positive progress.
https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-record-solar-growth-keeps-chinas-co2-fallin |  | | |  |
| Some good news on climate change on 08:38 - Sep 10 with 810 views | J2BLUE |
I'm getting the image of Jimmy Carr trying to put those cats back in the box on Countdown...just as one country gets on board another jumps out.
Trump has single-handedly allowed companies around the world to backtrack. BP go back towards fossil fuels after 'shareholder concerns'. You can't make it up. |  |
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| Some good news on climate change on 09:16 - Sep 10 with 693 views | Guthrum |
It's in China's own best interest to make the move towards renewables. They have vast potential "resources" (i.e. areas suitable for wind and, particularly, solar), plus improved electricity transmission methods. But, chiefly, it increases their self-sufficiency and energy security, reducing the necessity to import coal from places like Australia.
Given they manufacture a lot of the world's solar panels, it has economic benefits, too.
Finally, it helps tackle the issue of dire pollution in Chinese cities. |  |
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| Some good news on climate change on 09:36 - Sep 10 with 635 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
| Some good news on climate change on 08:38 - Sep 10 by J2BLUE |
I'm getting the image of Jimmy Carr trying to put those cats back in the box on Countdown...just as one country gets on board another jumps out.
Trump has single-handedly allowed companies around the world to backtrack. BP go back towards fossil fuels after 'shareholder concerns'. You can't make it up. |
Sorry J2 but you can't argue with the markets. |  |
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| Some good news on climate change on 09:37 - Sep 10 with 636 views | BrightonBlue |
| Some good news on climate change on 09:16 - Sep 10 by Guthrum |
It's in China's own best interest to make the move towards renewables. They have vast potential "resources" (i.e. areas suitable for wind and, particularly, solar), plus improved electricity transmission methods. But, chiefly, it increases their self-sufficiency and energy security, reducing the necessity to import coal from places like Australia.
Given they manufacture a lot of the world's solar panels, it has economic benefits, too.
Finally, it helps tackle the issue of dire pollution in Chinese cities. |
Just the issue of human rights & slave labour in the manufacture and sourcing of solar panels to contend with from Xinjiang. |  | | |
| Some good news on climate change on 09:42 - Sep 10 with 617 views | Horsham |
China gets a lot of stick for emissions and all of that is fair but in terms of renewable energy from hydrogen for example they are real leaders from my little bit of experience in this area.
They have done some really impressive stuff. |  | | |
| Some good news on climate change on 09:45 - Sep 10 with 574 views | Guthrum |
| Some good news on climate change on 09:37 - Sep 10 by BrightonBlue |
Just the issue of human rights & slave labour in the manufacture and sourcing of solar panels to contend with from Xinjiang. |
Yes, all of that. It's what gives China the competitive edge over the West, with our expensive, free labour force. Sadly, many businesspeople and politicians lust after similar levels of "productivity". | |
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| Some good news on climate change on 09:48 - Sep 10 with 547 views | Trequartista |
Coal is down 3.4% but i wonder how high the actual amounts are in the first place. I thought they'd recently built more new coal plants in one year than the entire history of the uk |  |
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| Some good news on climate change on 09:57 - Sep 10 with 498 views | CoachRob |
| Some good news on climate change on 09:48 - Sep 10 by Trequartista |
Coal is down 3.4% but i wonder how high the actual amounts are in the first place. I thought they'd recently built more new coal plants in one year than the entire history of the uk |
Capacity does not equal generation, we only care about what CO2 enters the atmosphere. China is starting from a much higher base, however, that rate of change is actually higher than the UK phase out of coal if it is sustained. | | | |
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| Some good news on climate change on 10:08 - Sep 10 with 450 views | CoachRob |
| Some good news on climate change on 09:36 - Sep 10 by BanksterDebtSlave |
Sorry J2 but you can't argue with the markets. |
If that is who I think you're referencing then hopefully he won't turn up on this thread as I have him div. listed. | | | |
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