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‘A new phase’: why climate activists are turning to sabotage instead of protest
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 08 Mar 2025
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If this actually is about climate - China installed 50% of all new renewable capacity last year. 50% of the entire world.
It also burns more coal than the rest of the planet combined.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/859266/number-of-coal-power-plants-by-country/
They use a disproportionately large share of coal compared to other non renewables.
They use less energy per capita than the United States (about 1/3). And they both use close to the same amount proportionally of non renewable to renewables. (88% China, 81% US)
https://www.worldometers.info/energy/
So effectively the hand wringing about their current power consumption while they are making strides toward renewables is not productive.