Comment by nutjob2
4 days ago
China is a semi-planned economy. The coal plants are more a form of insurance than a practical and economical source of power.
4 days ago
China is a semi-planned economy. The coal plants are more a form of insurance than a practical and economical source of power.
China is shifting it's coal use from direct burning in coal power plants to coal based oil, gas and chemicals, reducing the need for energy imports that could be cut off in a conflict. Carbon, in form of CO2, will still be released to the atmosphere from this products.
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/chines...