If we are pointing out that China has more coal generation than everyone else, we should not leave out the fact that China has more solar generation capability than the rest of the world combined, and that their wind generation matches the next top 7 countries combined.
China is a big country with 3x the population of the USA and the world’s largest manufacturing sector, so it’s quite understandable that China has intense energy needs from multiple forms of generation.
I would say that China chooses coal because of its geographic supply, just like the USA often chooses natural gas.
Running out of oil and having a climate crisis due to excessive carbon emissions aren’t mutually exclusive events.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/29/china-wind-sol...
China is a big country with 3x the population of the USA and the world’s largest manufacturing sector, so it’s quite understandable that China has intense energy needs from multiple forms of generation.
I would say that China chooses coal because of its geographic supply, just like the USA often chooses natural gas.
Running out of oil and having a climate crisis due to excessive carbon emissions aren’t mutually exclusive events.