We’re Burning More Coal Than Ever Thanks to China

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1. That’s a very strange way of saying China is burning so much coal it’s responsible for increasing the global consumption rate

2. But we should trace the cause. Is it to produce things that satisfy global demand.

3. I object to the use of the word we here. I ain’t doing shit

4. I’m burning more coal than ever because I like to BBQ in the winter.

5. One minute China’s adding record breaking solar the next China’s the reason we’re all burning more coal?

   I’m a little baffled here.

6. As the kids say, “We’re cooked”.

7. China are leading this 3rd industrial revolution and now the trump presidency guarantees China will win it. China will be the pre-eminent economic, technological, and military superpower on the planet before the end of the century.

8. Thanks to global capitalism and over consumption in the west after we started destroying American jobs in the 70s by moving jobs and manufacturing offshore?

   How about we move that shit back here and see who’s burning more coal?

   Edit: This is true and you’re a dumbass if you downvote it

9. How much less coal would China burn if they weren’t manufacturing all our crap.

   If you really care, stop buying nonessential crap from China. They’ll still have a ways to go, but at least we won’t be contributing to “their” problem.

10. How else im going to change my phone every year and stuff my closet with clothes i will not even gonna use?

11. The countries that have led coal growth, like China and India, are also among the world’s leaders in renewable capacity expansion. Renewables—especially solar and wind—often outstrip coal in terms of newly installed capacity and growth rates. However, coal remains entrenched due to existing infrastructure, grid considerations, and the sheer scale of rising power demand. Over time, as renewables become even more cost-competitive and grid flexibility solutions improve, analysts expect the growth in renewables to increasingly displace coal’s dominance in these key markets.

12. Step 1. Move production and heavy industries to less developed post-colonial countries
    Step 2. Gripe about their emissions in op-eds
    Step 3. Continue to buy the cheap commodities that we’ve made an essential part of our economy

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