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Top Countries by Fossil Fuel Consumption in 2023 (holy cow, China, what you doin'?!?) -- (link)

Posted by prayformojo (aka mayhem) Aug 26 '24, 11:38

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https://elements.visualcapitalist.com/top-countries-by-fossil-fuel-consumption-in-2023/ (elements.visualcapitalist.com)

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I mean they're more than 4X the population of the next guys... - Guigue Aug 26, 11:52 1
- And yet fewer than the next one after that. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 26, 12:38
Coal mining in the US employs 50,000 people, but it's politically problematic to reduce coal's footprint. - Roger More Aug 26, 11:44 6
- given China's central planning economy model (and totalitarian state), if they wanted to be carbon free, they could just implement it -- nm - mr mooch Aug 26, 11:46 3
  - As I mentioned below, they are building something like 10 more nuclear plants this year. -- nm - Spawn Aug 26, 12:14
  - At the cost of great social unrest + giving up a key engine for economic growth, which would potentially lead to losing their grip on power. -- nm - Roger More Aug 26, 11:53 1
    - The Great Leap Backward! -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 26, 11:57
- the difference between China and India is interesting given their relative populations -- nm - prayformojo Aug 26, 11:46 1
  - India is less industrialised - China's energy needs are greater + its industry would use more coal as an input, it makes 8x the steel that India does. - Roger More Aug 26, 11:51
That is why those nuke plants are good news. -- nm - Spawn Aug 26, 11:42

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