Thats partly because they tried phasing alot of them out a while ago but that resulted in frequent electricity outages so they had to build new ones to cover that deficit, and partly because china has doesnt really have much in the way of other fossil fuels.
And again, theyre also the country that is building the most nuclear power plants, and the country that is building the most renewable power (theyre pretty much building as much as the rest of the world combined iirc)
China imports all of its coal from Australia and they have never phased out coal power. They only say they will so they can convince climate activists to turn a blind eye to what they're really doing. Which is using cheap coal power to make inefficient solar so fart sniffing european and americans can pay top dollar for something that is about as climate friendly as a diesel generator charging a tesla
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u/Nerezza_Floof_Seeker 4d ago
Thats partly because they tried phasing alot of them out a while ago but that resulted in frequent electricity outages so they had to build new ones to cover that deficit, and partly because china has doesnt really have much in the way of other fossil fuels.
And again, theyre also the country that is building the most nuclear power plants, and the country that is building the most renewable power (theyre pretty much building as much as the rest of the world combined iirc)