While leaders of western countries fret about their greenhouse gas emissions in Katowice, China is forging ahead with new projects and investments in coal and gas.
According to a new paper from the Global Warming Foundation (GWPF), the Communist Party’s survival depends on delivering economic growth and cleaner air.
As the report’s author Patricia Adams explains:
“The Chinese have spent a lot of money on renewables without results on anything like the scale required. So despite their continuing outward support for the green agenda, China is actually going all out for fossil fuels. The Communist Party’s grip on power depends on it.”
As a result, analysts expect China’s coal production to continue to grow, with increases of 10 percent likely in the next two years. Such changes dwarf any reductions that are likely in western countries.
Read the full report (PDF)
This article shows that the Chinese leadership is a lot smarter than that of the European Union and many US politicians. Renewable energy hasn’t worked so China is moving back to fossils fuels that do work. This trend is also true in Europe but the movement is much weaker.
The photo shows true air pollution, which is not carbon dioxide. Some look down on china for the particulate pollution but we must remember that at one time the industrial nations had the same problem. I’m confident China will repeat what we did and clean up this pollution.
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