China's Contradiction: World's Biggest Clean Energy Producer And Biggest Polluter? | Insight

China is the undisputed global green tech leader. It has more solar capacity than all other countries combined. It is also leading the pack in wind power production. Unlike in the western hemisphere, climate change denial is rare in China, and the move to clean energy is an issue of national pride. At the same time, investments in green tech is in the hundreds of billions, and the next breakthrough could be just round the corner.
Yet, China continues to increase the use of coal, incongruous to its green ambitions. It had also threatened a solar trade ban, weaponising its dominance in the field. Why is the green energy revolution in China full of contradictions?
00:00 Introduction
03:04 12,000 mirrors making solar energy in the Gobi Desert
08:27 Why did China convert to clean energy?
12:06 Rural Chinese villages adopt clean energy
18:59 Glaring contradictions in China's green energy story
24:54 What is behind China's massive green tech investment?
31:52 China dominates green tech export, worrying other countries
36:30 Inside China's first environmentally-sustainable shopping mall
42:19 How do the Chinese feel about climate change?
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[@davidlee9493]

There is no contradiction once you take into account their population size. The only fair way to measure carbon pollution is by per capita measurement. By that measure, China only pollutes half as much as the U.S. The real question is why western countries are such big polluters.

[@bpeng2000]

Also need to factor in the fact that China has a production-based economy that produces vast quantities of goods for the World, and the U.S. has a consumption-based economy that consumes goods and energy, so average Americans emit way more C02 for personal use than average Chinese.

[@Wingly113]

Do not forget CNA is one of the media stooges paid by US.

[@ZweiZwolf]

The only fair way to measure is CUMULATIVE, PER CAPITA, AFTER TRANSFER. The West industrialized roughly 100 years before China did, and are responsible for the majority of the carbon released to date. China is a relative newcomer, and has produced far less overall. To restart measurement every year ignores ALL of the historical carbon that the West has released, in effect, rewarding the West for having already polluted the world. In addition, much of China's carbon is consumed by Westerners as imported products - that carbon should be credited back.

[@fmi85]

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[@DanBurgaud]

Exactly. The term is "carbon footprint per citizen" and Westerners produce more pollutants than Chinese.

[@danielpang9078]

1. China is the biggest polluter? China's emission per capita is only a half the emission in western countries. You are saying Chinese don't deserve to use the same amount of energy as westerners? 2. The western countries are the biggest polluter if we count from 200 years ago! The pollution of the earth is not done in one day, or one month or one decade. It's the accumulation of hundreds of years, especially after the industrial revolution in the western world. They had polluted the air for hundreds of years, and made themselves rich, and now when poor countries want to develop too, they accuse you of pollution. 3. The rich western countries moved all of their most polluted factories to poor countries to make products for them to consume, and then they come back to accuse you of pollution. How hypocritical is that!

[@VoidOfDarkness9]

What aboutism + somehow planet cares if you produce by per capita...

[@rex-5380]

​​@@VoidOfDarkness9you called this whataboutism? More like hitting the nail on the head lol if you were really cared about the environment, you'd advocate for either Western countries to drop their per capita emissions by half, or cull their populations by half to bring it down to the rest of the worlds levels. The true hypocrisy here is that you and the majority of your countrymen, are likely sitting in a air conditioned room typing this out while some of the world's biggest "emitters" have a huge chunk of the population who don't even have enough electricity to power a fan or portable heater

[@tc691kiing9]

You made more sense than commenter. Has the world forgotten or intentionally forgotten about hi how china turns the desert into oasis and restored the blue sky and clean air.

[@ZweiZwolf]

Exactly, and well put! Global Warming heat pollution is due to CUMULATIVE carbon emissions since 1800, not since January 1st, 2023. The West is the primary cause of carbon emissions to date, and should be responsible for it.

[@Namelessking480]

there is no comparison to the hypocrisy of the western world

[@the0neObserver]

China with it's 1.45B people is like a family of 15 persons, while the US only 1/5 of China's population (a family of 3 persons). Aside from it's role providing the world's need of products that also produce waste/pollution, a family of 15 who eats 3 times a day will produce more waste than a family of 3 persons, that is unavoidable. In reality the family of 3 (the US) produces waste almost half of the family of 15(China) and demanding that the family of 15 to eat only once a day in order to reduce it's waste/pollution while the family of 3 can keep eating 6 times a day.

[@ZweiZwolf]

China's population is 4x the US. The big thing you miss is CUMULATIVE carbon emissions because Europe and the US industrialized roughly 100 years prior to China, so they have an additional 100 years of carbon emissions. Furthermore, China has a vast de-desertification / afforestation program that is capturing carbon, adding more than any other country in the world. In your example, the US has a huge mountain of waste in their backyard that keeps growing, while the Chinese family has a small pile of waste that is growing at a smaller rate.

[@user-ug3rz4cu4s]

Too much Chinese. This is a problem for the world. How can we solve it?

[@the0neObserver]

@@user-ug3rz4cu4sDon't worry, God will always be on the right side, remember vietnam war and korean war, 16 countries ganged up against China that just got out of it's civil war with no money, little ammunition, weapon and zero air power vs 16 countries. Guess whose side God was on? Remember the space station? Noone is allowed by the US to let China into the space program. Whose side God was on again? This is exactly why the truth/reality will always win, and it's always free lol. So yeah good luck with that kind of thinking 🤣hahaha🤣

[@charlesxu1236]

@@user-ug3rz4cu4s how much of Indian？How can you solve it?

[@miaomiaotoo]

@@user-ug3rz4cu4snot anymore, Indian is!🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@haveaseatplease]

If all the products that China exports to the US were made in the US, the carbon footprint of those products would double.

[@antman7673]

No. What are the basis for that assumption. I am happy china is supplying the world with solar panels and wind turbines, but your claim is wild.

[@dyrectory_com]

Moreover, all that China produces for the rest of the world... the pollution created via those exports should be added to those nations, for they're the end consumers.

[@ZweiZwolf]

So would the cost - China is not only vastly more efficient than the US at making things, they do so with far slimmer profit margins throughout the supply chain. Actually, the cost would probably triple if the item is a "luxury" or "necessity".

[@deepnetx6]

If all the products were made in US China would still be starving and the latest innovation would be a straw made pointy hat. Let's see. Before westernization of China it could brag about one child policy killing sparrows causing mass starvation, and useless production of low grade cast iron steel. After westernization China has enjoyed unprecedented economical growth. Makes you wonder.....

[@hurteachothermacon9037]

China will not compare with anyone. China is just doing what they think is right. Other people's views and criticisms are just a little noise.🤗

[@Sean-giang]

And same with the country taiwan. Whatever china says is just little noise for them

[@ALWH1314]

@@Sean-giangthe name of the country is Republic of China, Taiwan is one of the islands governed by Republic of China. Taiwan relies heavily on imported coal to generate electricity.

[@Sean-giang]

@@ALWH1314 now located in taiwan 🇹🇼

[@GangetFans]

​@@ALWH1314in your dream

[@juandelacruz1520]

Communists Chinese hasn't aquire a sense geography for the reasons that they constantly land grab neighbors Such a shameless behavior

[@happymelon7129]

If western people uphold every human on earth has equal rights. pollution emission should be measured by per capital as this is the right way to measure.

[@joey3291]

They surely don't... look the war in gaza

[@godzillamothra5983]

but the west couldn't care much about environment, only profit

[@privacyhelp]

CO2 Emissions per Capita (2022) - Canada 15.22 tons - Australia 15.12 tons - United states 14.44 tons - S.korea 12.26 tons - China 8.85 tons - Japan 8.61 tons

[@Sean-giang]

Environment doesn't care about per capita retard

[@bpeng2000]

And out of 8.85 tons for China, 4 tons are used for industrial activities that produce goods for the rest of the world.

[@Sean-giang]

@@bpeng2000 that means the rest of the countries produce more good than china by your logic

[@LoC28C]

@Sean-giang anything just to hate China 😅😊

[@ZweiZwolf]

@@Sean-giang No, it means that China is much more efficient. The US produces almost no goods, but burns a LOT of carbon due to its automobile-centric lifestyle. Chinese transportation is very heavily electric, so there's much less carbon emitted.

[@zimpiratecoms]

The Western nations need to do more first. We need to talk about these things in per capita terms. To just say China is the biggest emmitter and end there is dishonest in my books

[@ZweiZwolf]

CUMULATIVE terms. Global warming didn't start this year. It started over 100 years ago when Europe and America first industrialized.

[@HTV-2_Hypersonic_Glide_Vehicle]

You clearly missed the intro of the video. You're great at ignoring Chinese criticism.

[@zimpiratecoms]

@@HTV-2_Hypersonic_Glide_Vehicle what exactly was missed?Because in reality in per capita terms and in cumulative terms China is doing pretty well

[@iamsheep]

@@HTV-2_Hypersonic_Glide_Vehicle historic data for the past 300 years means the Western nations are by far the biggest polluters. China's the only developing country that is doing so much to reduce its emissions and reach carbon neutrality, while also being the biggest manufacturer of goods for the West, thereby helping to offset their emissions.

[@jvs333]

@@HTV-2_Hypersonic_Glide_Vehicleseems you either were oblivious to his comment as per capital or you’re letting your personal anti-China feelings to show

[@kckoay6211]

What contradiction? China and the United States released 11.4 and 5.1 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide in 2022 respectively. But on a per capita basis, the Americans accounted for 1.8 times more greenhouse gas than their Chinese counterparts. Another takeaway is that, measured in dollar terms, China accounts for almost 30% of the world manufacturing outputs, or twice as much as that produced by the U.S. And that is achieved on the back of per capita energy consumption being less than half that of the U.S. Had China not moved towards green and efficient use of energy, what do you think China’s greenhouse gas emission will be like in order to produce 30% of the manufactured goods for the world?

[@liuantony638]

China's total installed capacity of solar electric power reached 414GW, accounting for 45% of the world's installed capacity. The cumulative installed capacity of wind power accounts for 39.2% of the world's total. I am very Confident that China will fulfill our promise, to be Cabon neutral by 2060. We have talented people and strong govenment to meet the target.

[@hockkeetan7161]

plus most of the new tress are planted by china

[@abayomiwilson2746]

Good job China big respect keep it going 👌👌👍👍✊✊🇨🇳

[@TAL142]

US is the biggest polluter overall. This sort of article should be responsible for giving the right information. China is just the biggest annual emission in recent years. But it will take another 10 years just to match the carbon emission US put in the air in the past. And China is the fastest to clean up it carbon emission as compare to both the UK and US after their industrialization. Yet US is still number 2 in carbon emission despite not doing any manufacturing while China is the world factory with 4 times the population. Unless you consider the people in China are not human, China emission per capita is way below most industrialized countries including US, Singapore, Israel, Canada, Japan and ranked 40th less per capita than even Falkland. And the number don't even include the carbon emission by US military bases all over the world.

[@rebeltheharem7028]

Depends on your source, but in general per capita, China does have a lower CO2 emission, the difference though is the quality. Burning coal releases more pollution than natural gas (Coal produces a lot of ash, particulates, and sulphur by products). I hope China goes green faster than countries. They should take note and learn from the failures and success of other countries, without stumbling around in the dark. Starting late has its benefits since you can avoid the traps. All the other countries have already invested billions on the research, so they just need to reap the results. But yes, all countries should try to switch to renewable resources before we turn the earth into a toaster oven. Its not who is worse but how we can all make the world better.

[@Sean-giang]

​@@rebeltheharem7028the environment doesn't care about per capita. Pollution is pollution. China still pollutes more than the entire world

[@TAL142]

@@rebeltheharem7028 From what I read, China has been greening the desert, treating sewage, introducing plants and animals for more than 30 to 40 years. And every renewable energy technology, China is pretty much the leading producer of the world whether it is hydro, wind, solar, thermal and even nuclear. China of course also have HSR and other energy saving transportation. This is done by China on it own for awhile. You don't develop these technology overnight. And this is done on the background from lack of help from the western technology. And China is doing so without the need to move their pollution elsewhere. You have to remember the west move most of their manufacturing pollution out to developing country but now want to charge a green tax for pollution making stuff for them.

[@kongwee1978]

CO2 quantity and quality is the same throughout the whole world. You practically ignore per capita emission which US is almost double of China. @@rebeltheharem7028

[@ZweiZwolf]

@@rebeltheharem7028 Coal is 100% carbon, but natural gas is still mostly carbon, or it wouldn't be valuable as fuel. Chinese transportation is electrified mass transit, electric taxis and electric rideshare, supplemented by relatively few private vehicles, and Chinese EVs are now 40% of the market. US transportation is roughly 99% carbon due to gasoline & diesel automobiles dominating. China's energy grid is going renewable very quickly, now roughly 50% renewable by potential capacity, whereas America's energy grid adds renewables much slower. China is actually leading the advances in next-generation energy. China has High Voltage Transmission technology that nobody else has (to move energy from solar farms in the western desert to the eastern cities), along with wind turbines that are larger and more effective than anyone else. China leads in battery chemistry and production techniques, and also leads in photovoltaic cell technology. Also, China is the only country with a 4th Generation nuclear power plant in operation, is operating a Thorium molten salt reactor, and is constructing a small modular reactor. China is actually doing the big investments and reaping the rewards.

[@user-yv4gg7jb2f]

I always was inspired by chinese discipline and unity as well as smartness.

[@johndurham8744]

Why don’t you report on another amazing Chinese development - a nuclear reactor using Thorium not Uranium, also using molten salts, does not need water for cooling, so they built it in Gobi desert, If they go into factory production for worldwide sales, could be fantastic for world energy needs. China already leads world in Thorium. So proud of China

[@ZweiZwolf]

China just started operation of the world's first 4th Generation nuclear power plant at Shidaowan, and has small modular reactor under construction!

[@eerking4876]

是的，我们叫第四代钍基熔岩堆技术。不仅可以用在核能发电方面，目前也用在造船行业。不久之前刚刚生产出了世界上最大的核动力远洋运输船。而不是核动力航母😁。

[@yaoliang1580]

​@@ZweiZwolfthese brainwashed China haters will close their eyes n ears to all good things happening in China. Their only intentions is to distort information n play the blame game

[@soowo5942]

A container ship using that nuclear reactor was launched in Shanghai recently.

[@k.k.c8670]

It will take another 20 years and a gradual mindset change to work more on true foundational inventions. Using mostly other people's inventions, no matter how you improve on them and excel at implementation, is not tenable.

[@MnMPryoBanana]

You have to account for China huge population size and fast economic growth. A great way for the world to solve climate change is to follow China's footsteps in producing more clean energy. Don't let propaganda blind our eyes to how beneficial China's cheaply produced solar panels and wind turbines are to our planet.

[@GangetFans]

And build up gigantic ghost citys to keep figures up...

[@ZweiZwolf]

@@GangetFans China doesn't build "ghost cities". China is urbanizing by the millions, adding roughly 10 million new urban homes every year. This is planned ahead, pre-building cities and infrastructure that get filled in over time. They don't have extra cost retrofitting around existing people. Every single "ghost city" reported years ago is now thriving and populated. Don't push CIA fake news and misinformation.

[@qiaoxiaoshan2051]

​@@GangetFanswestern brainwashed bot

[@GangetFans]

@@qiaoxiaoshan2051 far from even seen it myself 🙂

[@user-kn2is2et8q]

世界上只有中国等少数几个国家在进行真正意义上的减碳行动。欧美提出的减碳方案只要想利用减碳来打压发展中国家。没错，中国是世界上碳排放最多的国家，但中国同时也是世界的工厂，生产的东西供应了全球，最多的就是西方，是他们消费了这些污染产出来的产品。而且中国有世界上最多的人口，但人均排放却只有美国的1/4，难道只能美国人可以人均一辆车，却不能让中国二人均一台车吗？这是何其荒唐的。中国人为了治理环境，已经持续几十年对沙漠进行了植树造林运动，并且取得巨大成功。中国对于绿色能源的重视，视频中已经做了详细的介绍。今天的中国已经遍布风力发电机，几乎每座山上都有风力机组，在阳光充足的地方也布置了大量的光伏面板。中国在前几年已经进行了全国大范围的煤改天然气项目，使用更加环保的天然气来代替煤。同时中国也大范围的使用电动汽车，所有公交线路都换成了电动公交车。那么西方这些年在环保上又做了什么呢？喊喊口号？环保少女？为中国光伏产品加税？为中国的电动汽车出口加税？

[@kangbule]

In the time to come, we will continue to see hypocrisy in the West.

[@donkruuz3903]

Just 34 years from DXP's southern tour where after which he opened up in earnest ... 34 years to become a force ... that's an unprecedented achievement in any language ... only the English language has no words for it ... proud of China

[@iqbang9236]

China has made great efforts to reduce emissions, which is second to none. But good things take time. So why does the CNA question China, while paying no attention to countries like the United States and Australia that produce less and emit more?

[@lanlantulan]

CNA is just western propaganda outlet. it is always trying to questions China in negative light. always

[@TheJayJayYoung]

Why would you see it negatively? She is a journalist that have shown her professionalism by maintaining neutrality. Her report is objective and credible. As of now, China’s emissions is high, that’s factual and the media job is to report the facts to people, at the same time, she mentioned China’s initiatives to make changes and they have set a date where they would reached their goal. China should concentrate on the effort, results will prove China’s effort.

[@iqbang9236]

@@TheJayJayYoung Anyone with a discerning eye knows that the United States and Australia, the two countries with the largest per capita emissions, are sitting idly by and ignoring this problem. Worse, they even want to delay clean energy goals. So what do you think about that?

[@KrazeDiamond]

Everybody knows the US with its 850 military bases around the world and daily Navy patrolling seas in other countries' doorsteps, cause the most pollution on the planet, yet no one dares to talk about it, still scared of the Anglos? Wtf is up with Singapore's state media anyway? Gradually becoming an Anglo mouthpiece in Asia LOL...pity.

[@kongwee1978]

Singapore media alway align with US.

[@happymelon7129]

Need to follow western agenda. Sad for the taxpayer paying for it. Most of the english report is to brainwash the people how good is the west , and how bad is the east.

[@happymelon7129]

For a long time, America decided what was right from wrong. They had the privilege to point out who they thought was good and who was bad. However, the world is waking up and beginning to see America's double standard.

[@ChangeMustCome50]

We need to be more mindful of the environment and fight for our green spaces before it is too late. In Tan’s words: “The climate crisis is real and urgent, and conserving forests is an important part of tackling this crisis. We must continue to advocate for the conservation of our important green spaces in Singapore.”

[@kgapholasegadimanebethuel3873]

The environment will be destroyed by Nuclear weapons before it is destroyed by Climate... Let us stop wars and then climate question will follow suit...

[@sharonfry9610]

In Canada we believe that building houses at a massive rate is the way to go. So much for the forests. Need houses now. Sorry but immigration is so vital to prosperity of the rich that we really don't have time for green spaces. Go Capitalism!

[@mickeytang440]

Great! If China succeed, we won’t need to rely on oil. This will make those countries that produce oil and gas more humble and less arrogant. We will also benefit from having more choices

[@ZweiZwolf]

China will have hit Peak Oil by this time next year. China is electrifying so fast, 40% of all cars sold are plug-in. Their busses and taxis are already electric. Electric tractors and trucks are coming fast! Within 10 years, China's transportation network could be almost entirely electric, so the only oil and gas they use would be for aircraft, large ships, and long distance trucking.

[@VL-inquisitor]

There is no problem with China being the world's biggest clean energy producer and the biggest polluter, as the trend for China is tilting towards more and more clean energy and less and less pollution. However, we should have issue with the west where the trend is slow to invest in green energy but continues to use fossil fuels, which they have doing in the last 2 centuries polluting our planet.

[@joem0088]

Isn't it about time for people to understand that China is not one simple cliche ? China is complex, has many many facids and levels.

[@zobenny8290]

中国发展最大的经验就是放下骄傲 ，从低端产业慢慢发展到中高端产业慢慢爬升， 这个过程会被各种声音批评 ， 那就做好自己应该做的事情就好 ，不要在乎各种声音， 只要今天的自己比昨天更好 就行了 。

[@TheJayJayYoung]

@@zobenny8290我认同，用成绩证明自己。

[@jklee5419]

China produces goods to meet the needs of wester customers. To reduce the pollution once and for all, we have to call for the west countries to reduce their consumption.

[@BookOfMoon1]

Asian people are the majority of this planet population. They make up 59% that 4.7 billion people. African make about 17%, white make 19%. The rest are made of the other ethnicity. You should be blaming the rest of the asian.

[@BookOfMoon1]

How is america that 1/4 of the population of china somehow need 4x the products? Even if you combine the western who are white it only about 15%+ compare to asian 60% world population. African make around 15+%. You are aware east asian country and other nation like japan indian veitnam buy from china so why do we western get blame. You are a m0r0n.

[@directxxxx71]

Well said, instead of urging China to reduce pollution, we should urge Western to consume less and stop the waste

[@varivavariva6045]

It's great to see governments and stated owned utilities offer local people free or subsidized electricity.

[@BookOfMoon1]

The qualities of it is poor. Have you sen tbe tofu dreg project and the fake food they make. Or using chemical on a dry meat to meat it look fresh but it actually expire?

[@kongwee1978]

Nope, what your info from Falun Gong and Wion medias.@@BookOfMoon1

[@ZweiZwolf]

@@BookOfMoon1 You mean like the New York apartment that just collapsed? Also, America is the one with the most processed Frankenfood - China is still getting their meat and vegetables fresh from the market, butcher, fishmonger.

[@gregorymalchuk272]

​@@BookOfMoon1The coal fleet efficiency in China is way higher than in the West. The least efficient coal burning power stations in China are more efficient than the most efficient in the USA. The most efficient plant in China, Wai Gao Qiao Unit 3, is the most efficient on earth, with 47.5% thermal efficiency.

[@BookOfMoon1]

@@gregorymalchuk272 that china own state report figures? China say that Japan release radiation water from 12 years ago will severely affect the sea life. Yet jt people test out that radiation and it a as higher than what it own government claim. More efficient you say? Yet ignore all the water pollution. So coal efficient that it polluted the city that they had to prohibited products that rely on coal for more than a week during the Olympics to clear the sky .

[@walking_luggage8105]

There is no contradiction. Transition takes time. The larger your population, the longer the transition time. China has 1.4 billion people. They can't just suddenly switch off all legacy energy sources. Also the Chinese CO2 emission per capita is about half of their western counterparts. If you add the total CO2 emission of the collective west, the sum is probably higher than China.

[@Oomzilla]

LV China's pure, "that's better, let's do that!" Attitude. Never worry about the dominance of something good. Bug the other stuff, holy crap, scary!

[@pedadaking]

It’s a migration of heavily polluting energy production to clean energy production, definitely not contradiction .

[@GASIA-cw8iw]

Do a comparison between China and India. Then you will know how massive is the problem the world is facing. Anyway, Indians like their country to be compared with China, right? Ha ha ha!

[@namelesswarrior4760]

Soon! We will be JUST the world's biggest clean energy producer. 2030 at the latest.

[@sed9406]

if u compare air pollution, India has taken over as the worst polluter for several years. CO2 is not a huge problem in China as long as most got absorbed in forests and oceans.

[@OG.551.98]

What panels / inverters were used for the massive system?

[@DesmondSG]

Is there a part 2 to this?

[@cinpeace353]

The video ignored how much effect of BRI in replacing fossil fuel consumption for traveling and commuting in the world.

[@user-to9tc1yv2p]

How does China do it so well but the U.S. just pollutes

[@liamporter1137]

China pollution emission should be measured by per capital as this is the right way to measure. Base on this measurement, it's lesser than US. US and West want to spread disinformation to demonize China.

[@happymelon7129]

Not only China. For the whole world , if western people uphold every human on earth has equal rights.

[@sarahkhan2310]

China green technology advancement is a blissing and benefactor to the world. Well done to the team 👍♥️🇨🇳

[@Oomzilla]

I wish I could speak Chinese like some of these guys speak English! They're just awesome, benefit of the whole not the individual. But... Hey they still have their problems 😢

[@jazening3075]

Fantastic documentary! Thank You Very Much.🙏👍🙂

[@benbo4394]

China is not Germany, who’ll just demolished their energy need industry and endure constant rolling blackout given how demanding china electricity need is at the moment renewables hasn’t yet been to fully cover all their industrial need, but they are slowly replacing and improving

[@eerking4876]

是的，除了视频中所展示的这些清洁能源方式之外，中国的水电、海上风电的规模也巨大。

[@jvs333]

You have to admire and respect China and the Chinese people. When they do something they take it to another level. Always amazing ❤❤🇨🇳🇨🇳CHINA❤

[@HTV-2_Hypersonic_Glide_Vehicle]

"agree on that but the U.S. has had an orchestrated anti-China campaign officially started by the Obama administration in 2011 (less than 2 yrs after China was the largest buyer of U.S. treasury [junk] bonds only next to Japan). Which started due to Xinjiang surpassing the U.S. in cotton and becoming the worlds cotton exporter. The Obama administration needed to come up with an accusation to apply sanctions. So they made up the Uyghur BS. That has since broaden into just about everything China does because the U.S. can no longer compete let alone keep up. So it's been one U.S. accusation after another. The U.S. needs to vilify China at every challenge to keep (threaten/bully/ bribe) US vassal states to stay in line. The reality is there's nothing the U.S. can do to stop China's progress nor the U.S. decline. In the next couple years China will be far enough ahead that the U.S. won't be able to catch or keep up. Many U.S. vassal allie states will switch to China for the interest and benefits of their own nations. Same goes for Europe with Russia, starting with Germany who will re-start negotiations to repair and restart the NS pipelines folowed by France. China, Russia along with BRICS will be the new global leaders before the end of this decade." when someone whistle blows violations of someone else, that is not the fault of the whistle blower, but of the one who committed those violations. Remember that. You are getting things confused. Your comment is incorrect. Uyghur information is disinformation, Germany and France NS pipeline restart is misinformation, BRICS may or may not even happen. I can explain why later. I will explain later why you are misinformed.

[@HTV-2_Hypersonic_Glide_Vehicle]

KZbin will not allow me to communicate under the comment thread that you made this comment, so I had to switch to a different thread.

[@jvs333]

@@HTV-2_Hypersonic_Glide_Vehicle no sorry buddy the only one confused seems to be you. BRICS is already established and growing (there are over 40 countries wanting to join and another 50 or so who want to be affiliated with it) as it is right now BRICS members include the majority of the worlds energy / minerals / gold nations in its membership. BRICS has surpassed the G7 GDP, BRICS hold the worlds largest oil / mineral reserves required for the future. The U.S. and Europe are in decline and soon will be buried in their own debt with no nations to bail them out (2009). The U.S. is crippled to compete in the global 21st century with its outdated, aging, deteriorating infrastructure, a poorly educated unskilled populace still stuck in the 20th century, and thanks to its over-bloated, over-extended, over-costly, aging, hi-maintenance, undermanned out dated military that has eaten up the U.S. economic future, the U.S. is ill-prepared to compete (as is europe). Todays China is well prepared for the globalized 21st century (ports, rail, airports, roads, economic structure, global investments (unlike U.S. China build the U.S. destroys, no future in destruction). As the U.S. declines and deteriorates, Africa, Latin America, Central Asia, Middle East, are all signing deals with China for their future (trade, commerce, investments, development and large scale infrastructure projects). BRICS will have their global banking system completed by the end of this year, which will expedite the global dumping of the dollar as well as a rush to unload any U.S. treasury bonds before they’re not worth much. As the U.S. economy starts to fail the entitled self absorbed American people will lose it there’ll be a societal breakdown of violence (500million guns in public hands), crime-rise, racial issues, business failures, unemployment, foreclosures, repos, civil unrest/riots, bank failures as no countries are coming to bail out (2009). The new global leaders will be China and Russia (BRICS). The U.S. will have painted itself into a corner unable to afford itself or manage as Americans loose their sh*t. Biden /US think creating a three prong proxy world war (Europe/Russia, Israel/ Iran, Taiwan-Asia pacific/China will help it cling to its 20th century past halcyon days. By having its competitor countries fight and cause destruction while the U.S. sits on the sidelines orchestrating it all and it’s society is left untouched (ww2) is delusional. Unlike WW2 today there are hypersonic weapons that can hit any programmed target anywhere in the world including the U.S.. but even aside from that China is 26% if all US imports, that’s over one fourth of our entire economic supply chain. Once that gets cut off the economic crisis the U.S. will be thrown into will be catastrophic. We are living thru the end of the US(Euro-West) 20th century imperial hegemony. PS: you need broaden your sources of info beyond US /EUROPEAN MEDIA. You seem very poorly informed about the world we’re in. There are facts to everything I stated invest some time into all this and you’ll see who’s the misinformed one. Here’s a partial list of my sources: Ex-CIA analysts: Larry Johnson/ Ray Mc Govern. Military analysts: Douglas Mac Gregor, Scott Ritter, Brian Berletic, Andrew Bacevich, Richard Black. Retired U.S. ambassador to Russia Chaz Freeman. Ex-secretary of defense. Geopolitical prof. Jeffery Sachs/ John Mearsheimer/ Richard Wolfe/ Michael Hudson. And dozens others who have/are studying todays global world.

[@HTV-2_Hypersonic_Glide_Vehicle]

@@jvs333 Like I said, it may or may not happen. I'm not confused, just a realist. Don't ignore the part where I said "may" ..... I would really like to converse with you more, but KZbin is not allowing any of my comments. I am not confused, I just don't have much time to respond with information I have gained over the last 2 years consistently. *"Biden /US think creating a three prong proxy world war (Europe/Russia, Israel/ Iran, Taiwan-Asia pacific/China will help it cling to its 20th century past halcyon days. By having its competitor countries fight and cause destruction while the U.S. sits on the sidelines orchestrating it all and it’s society is left untouched (ww2) is delusional.* *Unlike WW2 today there are hypersonic weapons that can hit any programmed target anywhere in the world including the U.S.. but even aside from that China is 26% if all US imports, that’s over one fourth of our entire economic supply chain. Once that gets cut off the economic crisis the U.S. will be thrown into will be catastrophic.* *We are living thru the end of the US(Euro-West) 20th century imperial hegemony.* *PS: you need broaden your sources of info beyond US /EUROPEAN MEDIA.* *You seem very poorly informed about the world we’re in. There are facts to everything I stated invest some time into all this and you’ll see who’s the misinformed one."* The United States is not creating anything. China chooses to threaten Taiwan, and Russia chose to invade Ukraine. Yet I am misinformed? That is blatantly false. Hypersonic weapons were invented in WWII. The V-2 rocket was made during WWII. modern hypersonic weapons have been in testing since the early 2000s by the U.S. and Australia before Russia and China, one of them being my profile picture. I **seem** poorly informed, because I respond at bad times for making my responses and KZbin deletes long drawn out comments made by me that I do not copy and paste, because I don't expect them to delete the comments.

[@HTV-2_Hypersonic_Glide_Vehicle]

@@jvs333 "Biden /US think creating a three prong proxy world war (Europe/Russia, Israel/ Iran, Taiwan-Asia pacific/China will help it cling to its 20th century past halcyon days." That is false. They aren't created by the U.S. China wants to invade Taiwan. Russia invaded Ukraine. The idea that it is the fault of the U.S. would mean that the U.S. would be the invader. Don't blame others for your own actions.

[@pete7041]

Awesome documentary. love to learn more through such kind

[@philoso377]

The waste heat may be use to maintain a high temperature liquid electrodes batteries for high efficient energy storage from dawn and discharge after dusk.

[@babacheng8923]

CO2 emissions per capita(metric ton) ,Australia:14.8,Canada:13.6, USA:13 , South Korea :11,China:7.8.

[@Oomzilla]

I have been saying for ever, why not put solar on roofs and generate electricity, give it free to tenants and then pump the rest into the grid. They're just awesome, benefit of the whole not the individual. But... Hey they still have their problems 😢

[@happymelon7129]

19-8-2023 U$A imposxs 245% tarxffs on 5 Southeast Asian solxr panxl companies Vina Solar -Vietnam Trina Solar -Thailand Canadian Solar - Thailand BYD Hong Kong -Cambodia New East Solar -Cambodia

[@eerking4876]

在具体实施过程中有很多复杂的问题，主要是利益问题。这涉及到传统火力发电企业、输送电电网公司、储能公司、以及各个省之间的利益分配，反正很复杂就是了。中国也是用了很多年才慢慢解决这个问题。

[@Aapig]

Capitalists are unwilling to make early investments because this is a long cost recovery process. China is different, the government can bear this risk

[@01ai01]

Great report, thanks. Would be cool to see a video on their nuclear developments too.

[@TwistedMind001]

"Should we be worried?". Who's "we"?

[@lokyinphotography]

There's almost 80% people are drinking EV in China. And there's 80% American still driving gas car.

[@Devildemon74]

China 💪

[@JewelWang-zm9bq]

It’s amazing ❤❤❤

[@Kamau2012]

The growth of China shows other nations of to compete with the Europe (and USA).

[@gl7252]

A balanced report

[@siberiantiger1585]

Appreciate the report; but, where is the missing coverage on China's development and use of nuclear energy?

[@michaellua7470]

Nice show. Very informartive but it would have been better if you included China's investment in nuclear power plants to help reduce carbon emmisions and the potential issues nuclear energy can bring. It would also be fair to mention that although China might be the top carbon emiitter by country, it is no where near the top if you look at carbon emmission per capita.

[@AZ-hj8ym]

Not only shouldn't be worried. Celebrate the success why not

[@hussainh.a8205]

thanks for tis wonderfull dokumentary

[@AWildBard]

well done

[@harryyip1101]

作为片中嘉宾蒋东宇曾经的同事，我感觉这个片子提出了一些有待思考的问题，但解答还很不够。很多嘉宾都在讲某些故事，绿色能源背后水很深，绝不是表面一下看穿。

[@Continentalmunkey88]

26:15 Hmm

[@user-ur4ex2nq6v]

🇨🇳🤝🏻🇧🇩

[@halo7250]

China aims to transition to 100% renewable energy sources, provided that technological advancements permit. The primary motivation behind this goal is to eliminate their dependence on coal, oil, and gas imports. China's manufacturing industry is expected to benefit significantly from this transition, as energy costs are anticipated to drop sharply, resulting in improved profit margins. The decision is not only economically sound but also environmentally responsible, as it would reduce pollution levels.

[@Ecquenix]

12:00 Not 1.15Yuan and 54Yuan. It is in cents! Was stun how can it be so exp..

[@wernerheil6697]

Time 12:08 - @CNA: Please get prices and units right. Meant is kWh, not kW, right ? Then: No one pays RMB 54 per "kW"/kWh in China ...

[@user-kw4fq5hj3z]

The company specializes in the production of solar photovoltaic support and solar panels and accessories, steel pipe, home contact information

[@ChangeMustCome50]

How do the exhortations of sustainability gel with the potentially wanton destruction of such a large swathe of greenery (such as Dover Forest) that is teeming with possibly irreplaceable flora and fauna?

[@seefor1390]

we are focusing on the future 😎

[@ziauddin7948]

wonderful Chinese Solar thermo electric power generation technology # 👍👍🇵🇰

[@hd9g]

The rooftop solar rental subsidy is a propaganda. Why install in piece meals above houses when there are huge barren lands around the houses?

[@yanfang9951]

不要用英文回答他们为什么。连chatgpt都不舍得用一下，完全靠臆想，无知并且不去求知是它们最为致命的缺陷。

[@kenlee8213]

excellent report, thanks CNA. climate change needs more actions in the real context of each country instead of ceaseless ideological debates. Chinese administration should learn to how to present and communicate effectively with the world

[@hcjet]

western countries polluted earth over 200 years didn't pay the check, now simply blaim developing countries is polluting

[@directxxxx71]

They are too busy building their economy unlike the West.😂😂

[@yudogcome5901]

Per capita carbon emissions and per capita carbon footprint are all very simple mathematical problems. Do you think those Westerners don’t understand? It's just that they have a conspiracy in mind

[@ChangeMustCome50]

It is heartening to see non Peoples’ Action Party (PAP) politicians fulfilling their promises to hold the ruling Government accountable for their policies.

[@mohiuddinahmad1792]

Nice video

[@Western_Decline]

Her Mandarin is terrible.

[@musafawundu6718]

The contradiction is not surprising given its size. China well on the way to transition away from fossil fuels. Obviously, before wind and solar became economically viable, thanks very much to China's efforts, fossil fuels overwhelmingly dominated. OVERWHELMINGLYLY. That capacity cannot just be shuttered overnight. It's a gradual process that will take decades...

[@raysolpv]

there is no contradication, the world needs to run by power, one way or another, if not China, then who?

[@larrybelo-vf4yc]

We need to make agreement to china government and Philippines to resolve the dispute issues about south Philippine sea my interest is not only for Philippines we need the whole world country for free trade sea transport

[@maxinare]

Not every stack in a coal plant are producing CO2, most is steam😊

[@ChangeMustCome50]

PM Lee had said at that time that the rationale behind the change of name was to highlight that “sustainability had become an increasingly important part of our national agenda”.

[@TonyFarley-gi2cv]

Have you thought about transitioning your mirror light to your to your wind farms and trying to position a better rotation of heat movement

[@hockkeetan7161]

There should not be contradiction. At this moment, wind and solar power are very stable. The coat power plants should be transitional and suplemental power to ensure power stability and should eventually be partially scraped after 20-30 years. Bear in mind, reaching carbon neutrality is a long journey and does not means no carbon should be procuced at all. It is just that carbon produced is neutralized by more tress planted and other technology such s carbon capturing. etc. to reach carbon neutral.

[@borealphoto]

Renewables are about energy security, not the climate.

[@ChangeMustCome50]

It is ironic that PM Lee was talking about how the building of the Tengah estate would be as green as possible when a forest is now probably going to be destroyed just to build a new estate. Further, it is also noteworthy that shortly after the general election last year, PM Lee announced the rebranding of the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, renaming it the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE).

[@philoso377]

A car moving slower than expected has an efficiency problem. On the other hand, a car moving too fast needs to apply brakes. China’s economy is like a car for the Western countries, when it is moving faster than they feel comfortable with, the brake is called “sanctions”. Why uncomfortable? Trade deficit. Why? running out of money. Why? Produce less and buy more. Why? Overspend on war, espionage Why? Can’t survive second to anyone.

[@cityofgardenerssg318]

You, like most western reporters, seems to have the habit of saying that everything in China is 'top down'. It obvious to me that the Chinese government is responding to the numerous expression of dissatisfication about pollution. So, to me it is very much a 'bottom up' situation whereby the government fufil its duty in her service to the people.

[@roonydevid5668]

That look like in movie / blade runner 2049 /

[@yc4451]

China has high energy usage because it manufactures and supplies the entire world.

[@jiaqifang2549]

when it comes to the pollution emmission, shall we not only calculate the total volume, but also shall we take the pollution per capita, on that case, european and americans emisse more times than that of chinese.

[@lingth]

It makes sense for China to move to clean energy, in a conflict USA can deny them oil by blockage of Red Sea.. so by having alternative means of energy like green energy and aldo pipelines from Russia overland..it is to safeguard against it.

[@francescopaci9435]

Is there separate waste collection in China?

[@user-ub4pb6eu6i]

Garbage sorting is not practiced in most places in China, and even if there are garbage sorting bins, garbage pickup trucks will mix them all into one vehicle. But there will be many people who leave valuable items (plastic bottles, cartons, cans) and sell them. When you take your trash outside your home, there are retired people who come to recycle bottles, paper boxes, and metal cans and sell them for money. There are people on the street who pay to recycle what they can. When the waste is transferred to the disposal station, some of the disposal stations will have employees to sift through the waste and screen out the valuable things in it.

[@directxxxx71]

The most advanced ones with AI scanning

[@Continentalmunkey88]

21:00 this

[@pokemokemon]

@03:03 that's what she said

[@jasonae38]

per capita, China is way less than west developed countries. also the reason we care about carbon emission is because it stays, that's why we should calculate historial accumulate number. it's more fair to developing and poor countries. every country experiences industrial process let out more carbon emissions.

[@anghockseng5686]

Take time to adjust To green it need balance

[@paperkittycat8091]

通常cna会以扭曲的方式报道中国的成就

[@joey3291]

他们内部明显有不同立场的制片人 有的很反华 但时不时有这样客观的报道 已经算不错了

[@james1githeko15]

when China works on solving its problems its considered a threat. There is always this fear about what China will become. And for the people who have been the apex preditors its very worrying. And it should be.

[@user-gx5ej5kl1i]

now，we Chinese lose 2 point in ai war

[@Lavonjanr1]

"Should we bee worry about chinise dominance" well at least we know we are affraid of USA dominance past 70 years lol.

[@CN_SFY_General]

World factory makes so many things for the whole world. So, it's natural that it needs energy, very large amount of energy,

[@Zarod89]

12:15 trash in river, nice country

[@426dfv]

ffs as if there's no trash in your country's river?

[@danielpang9078]

look closer. It's not a river. looks like a construction site after raining

[@hurteachothermacon9037]

Just like you😄

[@kongwee1978]

Yup, Bharat rural area does better.

[@DucaTech]

Western companies are outsourcing their pollution to China by having their cheap goods produced in China. So the total pollution is a combination of domestic consumption and foreign companies outsourcing their production to the country.

[@shubhankarsaikia5781]

The Biggest advantage of China is that they acknowledge their problems and do not dwell on their successes that much. It is a Winner's mentality.