El gráfico muestra el pasmoso programa chino de construcción de centrales eléctricas alimentadas con carbón.
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Pasmoso ritmo de construcción de centrales eléctricas a carbón de China

By Ninian Carter

October 31, 2021 - November 12, 2021 - China continúa construyendo centrales eléctricas a carbón para alimentar su economía en crecimiento a un ritmo que supera al resto del mundo combinado.

Coal lies at the heart of China’s industrial economy which includes mining, manufacturing, construction, and of course the creation of power.

In 2019, 58% of the country’s total energy consumption came from coal – explaining why China accounts for 28% of all global CO2 emissions.

China is building coal-fired power plants at a rate that outpaces the rest of the world combined. In 2020, China brought 38.4 gigawatts of new coal-fired power into operation – three times what was brought online anywhere else on Earth.

Their continued reliance on coal highlights the gulf between a goal of building economic growth to improve living standards for 1.44 billion people, and a desire to cut CO2 emissions.

Whether China can flatten its carbon emissions in the next decade remains to be seen.

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PUBLISHED: 16/10/2021; STORY: Graphic News
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