Mustachius_Grumpius@thelemmy.club to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoUS coal ‘biggest contributor by far’ to rise in global emissionswww.thechemicalengineer.comexternal-linkmessage-square78linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squarepartial_accumen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days ago US increased coal use. China did not. China increased coal usage too. China’s coal power on the rise again in 2026, reversing first-in-a-decade decline
minus-squarekestrel7_7@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 day agoSo one year of increase vs 9 years of decrease is still an overall decrease. Also there’s a difference between China choosing to do something with their planned economy, vs. random wacky shit happening here in Freemarketstan
China increased coal usage too.
China’s coal power on the rise again in 2026, reversing first-in-a-decade decline
So one year of increase vs 9 years of decrease is still an overall decrease.
Also there’s a difference between China choosing to do something with their planned economy, vs. random wacky shit happening here in Freemarketstan