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[–] Omgarm@lemmy.world 30 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That's a great milestone to reach!

[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 23 points 1 month ago

Fantastic for the health of the surrounding community too.

[–] Wanderer@lemm.ee 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Coal is on it's deathbed the world over.

With the price solar and batteries are going gas is going to be dead very soon in places that don't have European winter solar potential.

[–] Kaboom@reddthat.com -4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Coal is used in steel and plastics. It's not going anywhere

[–] addie 12 points 1 month ago

Yeah, but from the two billion tonnes a year of steel that's produced, about five percent is carbon added to iron, and about half of that remains in the final product, so that's about fifty million tonnes released to atmosphere. Whereas about three and a half billion tonnes of coal was burned for power, and that all ends up in the air. A seventy-fold reduction is quite significant; means we can selectively close the higher-sulfur-content mines for an even better improvement in air quality.

[–] randon31415@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Coal? But I thought the article said it was a Soar Power Station? Oh...

[–] sj_zero@lotide.fbxl.net 1 points 1 month ago

More coal for China to burn manufacturing disposable junk for us to buy!