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China, in 2023 alone, installed more solar capacity than the US has ever done in its entire history, surpassing expectations.
(lemmygrad.ml)
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US Total Capacity: 73.5GW (as of January 2023)
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US Q1 2023 Newly Added: 6.1GW
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US Q2 2023 Newly Added: 5.6GW
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US Q3 2023 Newly Added: 5.5GW (90.7GW Total)
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China Q1 2023 Newly Added: 33.66GW
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China Q2 2023 Newly Added: 44.8GW
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China Q3 2023 Newly Added: 50.48GW (128.94GW Total)
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China 2022 Newly Added: 13.21GW in Q1, 17.67GW in Q2, 21.72GW in Q3, 34.8GW in Q4, 87.4GW Total
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China 2023 Newly Added (Bloomberg Prediction): 150GW, evenly split as 37.5GW for each quarter
China is also the largest consumer of coal... So kinda negates that, doesn't it.
China has an actual concrete plan for transition off fossil fuels. Initial stages still require coal to produce power to build out the infrastructure. A study in the second link found that China's use of coal is perfectly in line with the plan in the first link.
So, kinda doesn't negate that, does it?
This I didn't know, thanks for the info.
It's good that they have a plan, just hope they can speed it up. If China can transition off coal faster, it'd be a boon for the world.
No, it doesn't. They're still burning coal just like everyone else. They're burning a lot more than other countries too.
A plan to reduce it doesn't make the emissions any better.
I'm guessing that reading comprehension isn't one of your strong suites.
it cut all its coal subsidies more than a year ago and has been rapidly transitioning away from it for more than 10 years
Can I see statistics for such coal consumption currently. I do think China might be a high consumer of coal still due to still being a developing global south country. I do trust them to be rid of it within the decade, though, and I can't say the same about america (saying because its the country I live in)