cross-posted from: https://exploding-heads.com/post/372556
Thermal generation increased by +8% compared with the same period in 2022 and accounted for 71% of all electrical output, up from 69% in the previous year.
China’s coal fleet kept the lights on, air conditioning working and industry operating in the drought-stricken south and more recently in the north in an unprecedented heat wave.
In response to government directives to ensure sufficient fuel stocks for generators, the country’s coal mines produced a record volume in the first six months.
But China has said they are the leading country in the Green movement worldwide, so using coal can’t possibly be bad. /s
Ugh I guess you gotta do what you gotta do but there’s already tremendous pollution problems there…