It has increased greatly over the last decade and is much greater than their solar and hydro production, and is roughly 60% of their output.
China is at 493 CO2 per kWh over the last 12 months.
The US is much richer and has easy access to gas and has 444 over the same period.
Germany, the laggard in western Europe is 314
Stats from electricitymaps:
https://app.electricitymaps.com/zone/US-NW-WACM/12mo/monthly...
In other words: China is building enough renewables to both cover the grid expansion and offset existing coal usage.
nine_k•5mo ago
To me, this sounds... naïve at best. Coal and especially oil are well-moneyed interests, and also important voting groups.
It's also an ideological, but not entirely nonsensical, fight against subsidizing industries. Which is not quite wise, at the time when China still seriously subsidizes solar and wind.
oatsandsugar•5mo ago
nine_k•5mo ago
JohnFen•5mo ago
If it were that, then we'd stop subsidizing coal and oil as well.
nine_k•5mo ago
ZeroGravitas•5mo ago