Emissions from just coal in China are staggering: 8 billion tonnes of CO₂ in a year. That's more than a fifth of the world's total annual CO₂ emissions of 37 billion tonnes. One of the most important climate questions is when China will achieve to leave coal behind.
@MaxCRoser @paulg Is China doing any meaningful effort to shift to solar or nuclear power?
@MaxCRoser Taking into account that likely China is peaking economically, I'm curious to know this indicator in the next 2-3 years
@MaxCRoser @mattyglesias Legislators (perhaps even in China) can't publicly push for anyone to tighten their belts with respect to climate. But in secret... congressionalresearch.org/ClimateCitatio…
@MaxCRoser Context is important. 1. Global manufacturing superpower is China. 2. Manufacturing uses a lot of energy. 3. China makes a ton of stuff for Americans and Americans benefit. 4. China has 4 times the population of the US. 5. Lastly, this…
@MaxCRoser Context is important. 1. Global manufacturing superpower is China. 2. Manufacturing uses a lot of energy. 3. China makes a ton of stuff for Americans and Americans benefit. 4. China has 4 times the population of the US. 5. Lastly, this…
@MaxCRoser @JosTeunissen2 That will be when the West stops buying Chinese goods...
@MaxCRoser Steel and aluminum production, ceramic production, graphite production… other similar industrial processes… these are the limiting factors.