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clampie t1_j0rullf wrote

Reply to comment by mhornberger in The IEA says humanity used the greatest amount of coal in 2022 in all of human history, and that this level of consumption will continue until at least 2025. One-third of all global coal goes to generate electricity in China, and India's coal use is growing at 6% per annum. by lughnasadh

Don't trust that data.

China was building a lot of steel and cement for themselves. But that's over.

On top of producing everything consumed by the world. They still have to do that. That's where the emissions are from.

Where do you think your plastic hose comes from? From the plastic mine?

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mhornberger t1_j0rv5c0 wrote

I trust data over gut feeling. "Don't trust the data, trust my intuition" isn't a great argument. China is still building housing, electric cars, and all kinds of things.

>Where do you think your plastic hose comes from? From the plastic mine?

Are you pretending that anyone said that China doesn't export anything? China does export things. But they also have a huge domestic market. Cement and steel are not the entirety of their emissions. They also have a middle class, and more people with money to buy stuff.

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clampie t1_j0rveox wrote

You trust Chinese data. That says it all. lol

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disisdashiz t1_j0s2o1w wrote

I thought they are caught in the wild on the ho island.

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