I totally doubt this, china love juking their numbers.
this post was submitted on 01 Aug 2026
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Isn’t this fairly verifiable via satellite imagery though?
How would satellite images show how much coal is being used or how much power is generated by anything?
I would love to see those photos and the data. china/ccp lies all the time, its their default setting. Country has the highest co2 emissions of the entire world. even if this was true they are still the worst polluter.
Ever been to china? Its a mess, mao really fucked up a great country in my opinion. I love china, the people are so nice, I have stories for days on the great times I had there. But FUCK the ccp.
Even so, coal use is still rising in absolute terms. Output from thermal power plants increased in the first half as electricity demand grew, partly driven by high-tech manufacturing, electric-vehicle charging and data centers. Coal’s share fell as cleaner sources expanded even faster.
So things are still getting worse, just not at the rate that they would have.
That's capitalism, always have to expand to stay succesful. China produces what the rest of the world demands.