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China climate envoy says phasing out fossil fuels 'unrealistic' (www.reuters.com)

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The complete phasing-out of fossil fuels is not realistic, China's top climate official said, adding that these climate-warming fuels must continue to play a vital role in maintaining global energy security.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

China is moving faster on renewables than every other country. China is moving faster on EVs than every other country.

Who's not changing?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

All these different measures and not the only one that matters lol

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

If you feel like giving China a domestic supply of O&G so they can switch their coal plants to gas ones, be my guest.

That's been the single greatest contributor to reduced emissions in North America and Europe over the past few decades.