That's also largely because the US has outsourced polluting industries to places like China. So reducing emissions while increasing industry and physical production is harder, but it looks like China is working towards it.

[+] Fizz@lemmy.nz -12 points 4 months ago (2 children)

How is that relevant? China accepting polluting industry is chinas problem. The only reason companies want to move to China is because they know China doesn't give a fucj about the environment and are happy to ruin the world for a dollar. That's not other countries fault its chinas fault.

[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 16 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Because if China is holding steady on fossil fuels while absorbing polluting industries, other countries like the US have no excuse at all.

[+] Fizz@lemmy.nz -7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

No. They are increasing fossil fuel use each year.

[–] match@pawb.social 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

did you read the article

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 1 points 4 months ago

Yes it's a dumb article that is excitedly running propaganda for the largest polluter in the world. They glaze China for doing less than the bare minimum and make claims that are completely contrary to what statistics and the Chinese government openly state. China's emissions have not peaked in 2023 just because they had one small period of declining emissions in the energy sector.

Chinese government shills love to point to any statistics that obfuscates the damage China is doing. For this article its the % share of renewables. Climate change doesn't care if you add 100twh of solar if you also are also adding 70twh of coal and gas.

Once we get the full yearly data for 2024 and compare it to 2023 we will see that total non renewable energy emissions have increased and this articles prediction will be wrong.

[–] Mangoholic@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 months ago

Because other countries give a fck about the environment lol