David Attenborough warning on climate change, page-55

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    "The argument that China and India are the greatest culprits is also a fallacy.
    Take a moment to read the below article or do your research. Australia will be left behind with our antique coal power plants and a burning bushlands .


    "China is on a mission to become the next green superpower. The country is the largest investor in renewable energy, sinking $126.6 billion into the industry in 2017, a 30% increase from the year prior."


    I have to concede to not having fully established the credentials of the organisation called CoalSwarm , but if the following article is anything to go by, it looks as if China is currently developing 250 GW of new coal fired power generation, to add to its 1,000 GW of existing capacity (*).

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...show-runaway-expansion-of-coal-power-in-china

    Hardly the sort of action one would normally associate with a "green superpower" now, is it?


    I wonder how come the school kids aren't marching to the Chinese embassy in protest, and getting their [arents to embark on a full boycott of Chinese-sourced products, such as electronic goods, clothes, furniture, electrical appliances, homewares, cars, etc. etc.

    (*) For context, Australia's fleet of coal fired power generation amounts to 25 GW, meaning that the increase alone, in Chinese coal-fired capacity is ten times larger than Australia's total installed capacity
    Last edited by madamswer: 04/12/18
 
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