Clean Energy

[sufi]

this has been obvious for a while, now even the ft has caught on

“Countries around the world are going to be thinking very much the same way [as China],” ...“Obviously China is very well positioned to aid them in that, and come out of this geopolitical shitshow with a strategic trade weapon: collaborating with anyone that wants to work on energy security and decarbonisation.”

How Xi sparked China’s electricity revolution

Beijing’s aggressive pursuit of energy self-sufficiency could give it the upper hand in the trade war with the US

www.ft.com

https://archive.is/20250512132244/https://www.ft.com/content/f86782fa-9f2e-448a-b710-29e787dc9831

China is winning the energy race already, while Trumbo is flushing the US down the toilet

“Nobody calls it neo-Maoist or autarkic now; China was just way ahead on de-risking and resilience.”

 

[sufi]

... and for sure the UK will follow down the toilet enthusiastically, given the grimy vested interests

 

[version]

I'd recently gotten the impression the tide was turning against renewables and clean energy, what with Blair coming out against 'net zero' and some people blaming the move away from fossil fuels for recent energy issues, e.g. the outages in Spain and Portugal.

 

[sufi]

It's not even like it is a genius tactic by China - just calm pragmatism while US wallows in unforced errors

 

[sufi]

I'd recently gotten the impression the tide was turning against renewables and clean energy, what with Blair coming out against 'net zero' and some people blaming the move away from fossil fuels for recent energy issues, e.g. the outages in Spain and Portugal.

we'll see
there's no shortage of stooges who will talk up drilling babies etc for ever

 

[version]

It's not even like it is a genius tactic by China - just calm pragmatism while US wallows in unforced errors

They've a huge advantage in not having to worry about elections. The resources freed up by not having to deal with all that's invaluable.

 

[shakahislop]

the worst thing about dissensus is that version has copied my picture

 

[version]

the worst thing about dissensus is that version has copied my picture

I still don't even know what yours is. Mine's off the cover of a book I read recently. Maybe I'll find a new one.

 

[sufi]

China’s 620 MPH Maglev Train Breaks Barriers — The Future of Travel!

China just shattered speed records by successfully testing a 620 mph maglev train inside a vacuum tube — achieving near jet-speed travel on land. With zero friction, no emissions, and whisper-quiet operation, this breakthrough could slash cross-country travel times and change transportation...

engineerine.com

With a speed of 620 mph, zero emissions, and frictionless levitation, China’s ultrafast maglev train isn’t just another bullet train — it’s a blueprint for the future of human mobility.

that's quicker than your stinky baksheesh plane donald you chump

 

[Murphy]

EDF manages a bunch of British nuclear power stations @woops

 

[Mr. Tea]

I think I'll leave the champagne on ice until China's emissions actually start to fall significantly.

China’s construction of new coal-power plants ‘reached 10-year high’ in 2024 - Carbon Brief

A “resurgence” in construction of new coal-fired power plants in China is “undermining the country’s...

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