How China is winning the GREEN ENERGY race.

China's perceived march towards global domination appears to be ruffling some feathers here in the Western world. Their version of the industrial revolution has lifted hundreds of millions out of abject poverty, but it is still held up by some as the greatest modern sin against humanity and our climate. So, how accurate is that allegation?

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Reference links

Read Michael Barnard's recent articles about China here
https://medium.com/the-future-is-electric/coal-in-china-will-peak-in-2024-despite-western-headlines-666387f52ed8

https://cleantechnica.com/2024/04/15/domestic-freight-mode-decarbonization-economics-will-vary-between-major-geographies/

Read David Fishman's article about China here
https://thechinaproject.com/2023/09/21/china-is-going-to-use-less-coal-despite-reports-to-the-contrary/

Read Daniel Davis' opinion piece on demonizing China
https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/Demonizing-China-gets-the-U.S.-nowhere

International Energy Agency - Renewable 2023
https://iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/96d66a8b-d502-476b-ba94-54ffda84cf72/Renewables_2023.pdf

Bloomberg NEF EV Outlook 2023
https://about.bnef.com/electric-vehicle-outlook/

Clean Technica - Chinese EVs
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/01/31/25-of-new-car-sales-in-china-were-100-electric-in-2023/

EV Volumes : 2023 Electric Vehicle Sales Stats
https://ev-volumes.com/news/ev/global-ev-sales-for-2023/

Global Energy Monitor
https://globalenergymonitor.org/report/boom-and-bust-coal-2024/

https://globalenergymonitor.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/GEM-RTTT-China-2023-report-English.pdf

Statista
https://www.statista.com/statistics/530569/installed-capacity-of-coal-power-plants-in-selected-countries/

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