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China has leapfrogged in electrification to become the first major electrostate (rmi.org)
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[–] [email protected] 22 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

IDK I wouldn't really call it an electrostate at this point. It still relies on fossil fuels. It'll become one but it's just not the case right now.

Edit: like until China is producing so much green energy that it's selling significant amounts of green hydrogen and derived fuels to the rest of the world I think likening it to a petrostate is just incorrect.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

China still uses fossil fuels, but I think it's fair to call it an electrostate at this point.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 days ago

Also important to note that China updates and replaces fossil fuels with more efficient technology, so their coal plants for example are much cleaner and more efficient than the ones in US and Europe.