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China is simultaneously building over 30 nuclear power units, with 10 more having been approved
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would be nice if their coal hasn't been increasing as well
short term use of coal is part of the overall transition plan https://www.visualcapitalist.com/chinas-energy-transition-in-5-charts/
And China is actually ahead of the targets they set there already https://climateenergyfinance.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/MONTHLY-CHINA-ENERGY-UPDATE-_-China-to-Achieve-its-2030-Energy-Target-in-July-2024.pdf
Why does China not simply do what any real democracy does - implicitly admit that the idea of a 'transition' plan was a scam lie to make some short-term profits, and then do a complete u-turn in order to make some more sweet short-term profits? All it has to do is oppress and eventually kill everyone.
At the same time, I'm reading about how they're missing other targets, so overall I'm confused: https://www.carbonbrief.org/china-briefing-6-march-2025-two-sessions-climate-news-new-vice-minister-targets-missed/
Seems like most of that is speculation from western think tanks. I guess we'll see how things look by the end of the year. I expect that China will only accelerate moving away from fossil fuels use if for no other reason than it being a national security concern.