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China’s Energy Future
China is always a bit of an enigma to the West: It is the world’s largest user of coal and the world’s largest emitter of carbon dioxide; the world’s largest car market; it has the world’s largest shale gas resources; and it has been building entire “ghost cities” with no one living in them. But it is also the world leader in energy transition, with more wind and solar deployment than any other nation; it has a massive grid construction program and the world’s largest and most rapid high-speed rail construction program; and before long, it will probably have the world’s largest market for electric vehicles.
To understand the trajectory of the world’s energy transition effort, we have to understand what’s happening in China. But its official data are unreliable, and official statements can vary wildly from the facts on the ground. That’s why in this episode we talk with James West, a senior digital editor for Mother Jones and former senior producer for Climate Desk, who has traveled to China to get those stories firsthand.
6 Comments on "China’s Energy Future"
onlooker on Fri, 8th Apr 2016 7:04 pm
China is the last bubble on Earth. And that bubble is getting ready to burst. Enough said.
makati1 on Fri, 8th Apr 2016 7:51 pm
Fact or fiction:
China:
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-04-08/bofa-notices-something-troubling-chinas-debt-bubble-has-burst
US;
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-04-08/greater-depression-has-started-comparing-1930s-today
Pass the popcorn. The show is heating up.
Kenz300 on Sat, 9th Apr 2016 8:18 am
Climate Change is real…… utilities need to deal with the cause (fossil fuels)
100% electric transportation and 100% solar by 2030
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBkND76J91k
Exxon’s Climate Change Cover-Up Is ‘Unparalleled Evil,’ Says Activist
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/exxon-evil-bill-mckibben_561e7362e4b028dd7ea5f45f?utm_hp_ref=green&ir=Green§ion=green
dooma on Sun, 10th Apr 2016 3:11 am
“China is always a bit of an enigma to the West”
I am sure that China thinks the same of the west.
And I wouldn’t throw stones at the data released by the Chinese government. It is not as if any other government in the world tells the truth.
Kenz300 on Sun, 10th Apr 2016 9:09 am
Too many people……….create too much pollution and demand too many resources….
China made great progress in moving its people out of poverty…….one reason was slowing population growth…..
If you can not provide for yourself you can not provide for a child.
CLIMATE CHANGE, declining fish stocks, droughts, floods, air water and land pollution, poverty, water and food shortages all stem from the worlds worst environmental problem……. OVER POPULATION.
Yet the world adds 80 million more mouths to feed, clothe, house and provide energy and water for every year… this is unsustainable… and is a big part of the Climate Change problem
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Kenz300 on Tue, 12th Apr 2016 9:18 am
Rural Water, Not City Smog, May Be China’s Pollution Nightmare
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/12/world/asia/china-underground-water-pollution.html?_r=2