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I figured it had to be India or China just given their size/population
China has been investing so much in nuclear, EVs, geothermal, there's no way it's them.
Ten years ago? Sure.
Now? No way. Their green energy revolution and energy independence aims are already startlingly effective
They invest more in new coal than anywhere else.
They may be adding a lot of green energy, but that’s only a lot in comparison to smaller countries not a lot overall.
Australia for example generates more power in percentage from green energy than China, and we’re doing shit all here.
The Chinese renewable infrastructure installed and currently being installed is inarguably massive compared to all other countries, of any size, combined:
China's solar energy capacity by early 2023, 250GW, was more than the rest of the world combined.
That 250GW capacity is double what it was in 2017
It's over 300 GW of solar power as of 2024, and on track to install another 1000GW before 2030, quadrupling their solar capacity alone and massive lead over the rest of the world in solar power and renewable energy.
Wind energy in China has a higher capacity than all of Europe combined.
Australia has 26 million people, China has 1.4 billion, 50 times the personal modern energy needs of Australia in a country that gets much colder for longer parts of the year.
yes but see china bad
Oh, of course.
and yet coal power plant utilization is dropping like a rock
turns out that when profit isn't the only driving factor behind infrastructure, you can afford to do what's best for the people (stable power supply by ramping coal production up/down to smooth supply from renewables) rather than what's best for profits (running new coal plants at full bore)
IDK, given the sheer volume of people it still seemed within the realm of possibility, but on the other hand, yeah, India.
That said, (I don't say this very often) good job China.
Can't give them credit for a lot of things, but nobody can fault them on sustainable energy investment
This is the best summary I could come up with:
It comes from sources like the combustion of fossil fuels, dust storms and wildfires, and has been linked to asthma, heart and lung disease, cancer, and other respiratory illnesses, as well as cognitive impairment in children.
Only 10 countries and territories had “healthy” air quality: Finland, Estonia, Puerto Rico, Australia, New Zealand, Bermuda, Grenada, Iceland, Mauritius and French Polynesia.
The human-caused climate crisis, driven by the burning of fossil fuels, plays a “pivotal” role in influencing air pollution levels, the IQAir report said.
The climate crisis is also leading to more severe wildfires in many regions and longer and more intense pollen seasons, both of which exacerbate health issues linked to air pollution.
Last month, Thai authorities ordered government employees to work from home due to unhealthy levels of pollution in the capital Bangkok and surrounding areas, according to Reuters.
The report also highlighted a worrying inequality: the lack of monitoring stations in countries in Africa, South America and the Middle East, which results in a dearth of air quality data in those regions.
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According to this, US is in the “green” averaging less than twice the level. I don’t know whether green is bad or counts as “ok, but over the limit”. According to US state-by-state, my state averages better than most states but still fits that same international category
I bet it's North Korea!
"just one country"
Yeah, downvoted for clickbait.
Just say what the country is, lol.
I fucking hate modern "journalism" and "journalists."
It’s about to be 101 after I get my vape in the mail