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China’s Decarbonization Is So Fast Even New Coal Plants Aren’t Stopping It (foreignpolicy.com)
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[-] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 days ago

Are there any non-CCP measurements that support this assertion?

[-] silence7@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 days ago

Yes, but with more uncertainty; they've definitely stopped the fast increase in emissions and did about 3/4 of all wind and solar installations worldwide last year

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