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Comment by christkv

If you read what they are actually and put 2 and 2 together no they are not reducing co2 generation.

China continues to expand coal and fossil-fuel capacity—adding roughly 20 GW of coal power in early 2026 and seeing fossil emissions tick up 2% in Q1 2026—even as it leads the world in building massive amounts of solar, wind, and electric-vehicle infrastructure.

The stated goal is.

2030 Goals: China aims to peak carbon dioxide emissions before 2030, bring non-fossil fuels to 25% of total energy consumption, and peak coal and oil usage.

But that 25% is of a growing energy pool which means the co2 production will keep increasing and increasing as the total power generation grows.

If they double the power production but still keep 25% of it in carbon based they have doubled the co2 production.

parent christkv 12 days ago

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