| ▲ | AlexandrB 3 hours ago | ||||||||||||||||
> China invested in producing cheap energy. You mean coal[1][2]? [1] https://www.carbonbrief.org/chinas-construction-of-new-coal-... [2] https://www.forbes.com/sites/katharinabuchholz/2026/02/27/ch... | |||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | forestrywat 2 hours ago | parent | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||
Did the parent say clean energy or cheap energy? Obviously yes, coal. Though coal has dropped as a percentage of their portfolio fairly dramatically, and in absolute twh has been stable since 2010, with other energy sources growing. | |||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | Supermancho 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | ||||||||||||||||
These two things (investment in green energy and coal) can be true at the same time. China dominates global clean energy investment, accounting for more than half of the $1.1 trillion invested worldwide between 2019 and 2025, while the United States contributed approximately $236 billion, representing less than a quarter of the total. - https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/energy/articles/china-spen... | |||||||||||||||||
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