China's War on Pollution

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[@Joneewars2]

So nobody is gonna talk about china attacking rain clouds with rockets?

[@zeflute4586]

Haha that's what our J-20s are for!

[@sudonim7552]

I guarantee you, every major country knows how to change the weather with technology. Most just choose not to.

[@techendo7307]

No

[@Andronicus87]

War on pollution? China is the worst polluter on Earth they are not waging war on pollution they are waging war on puritization. Wanna stop pollution figure out ways to grow large rainforests in short amount of time. The batteries in those EVs will pollute the ground they are discarded on for thousands of years..... people are so stupid.

[@frogandtoady]

like attacking hurricanes with nukes, only it actually worked

[@aurora3067]

China : Sneezes Polymatter : *China’s War On Tissues*

[@stefansavvanis1122]

This aged poorly

[@aurora3067]

Dank Memer12345 It really did

[@generalkenobi5173]

@@stefansavvanis1122 hahaha

[@telmjen4662]

Some one robbed tissue in Hong Kong

[@Andronicus87]

And you weren't fucking kidding!

[@sambalbudanny2235]

I usually did the same whenever I play simcity. Cheap, dirty industry first, then upgrade to environment friendly shit later(after I'm filthy rich).

[@felixcsao4184]

Basically every first world countries, including US😂

[@terraghost]

@Ali US is starting to make more and more changes.

[@akmil807]

@@terraghost He wrote it when Trump still was president.

[@soarinskies1105]

Except China is not going to the next phase because they don’t care?

[@akmil807]

@@soarinskies1105 Have you watched the video? They are on their way

[@soldiersvejk2053]

It is really uncommon to see videos that acknowledge China's efforts on environmental protection on KZbin. Good job.

[@jacobsaquato4168]

China destroys the environment lol

[@soldiersvejk2053]

@@jacobsaquato4168 Because the developed countries relocate all heavy polluting industries outside.

[@littlehaven7275]

@@jacobsaquato4168 Only because all the rest of the developed world makes them do all our shit so we don't have to/wont have to suffer the consequences of pollution. Engage your brain.

[@freckles9857]

@@soldiersvejk2053 and china benefits so?

[@soldiersvejk2053]

@@detritus3676 What is human rights? Protecting millions people out of poverty, that sounds the very basis of human rights.

[@user-ld4jc9je3o]

Beijing(AQI 400): We have bad, bad, bad pollutions, gotta realize that and fix it Delhi(AQI over 1000): Am I a joke to you?

[@makodad]

@Dylan [Smith] AQI of 2? are you living in the Amazon rainforest?

[@d_1012]

that was long ago its 156 now

[@lakshaysinghal6167]

Dylan Stewart I live in Delhi and I don’t know what clean air feels like

[@tamirlants3758]

Ulaanbaatar ( AQU above 1000 ) dudes!!!

[@Anant84257]

@@lakshaysinghal6167 go near city manali in see

[@samurai8223]

China did anything. Polymatter: It's Video Time.

[@chloroplast8611]

Online Gamer chinas getting what it deserves for stealing our jobs and promoting socialism

[@davidrosner6267]

China is huge driver of the global economy. Whenever the dragon does something, the world feels the effects.

[@lazergurka-smerlin6561]

@@crystalball020 No they promoted communism!

[@lmaolmfao3611]

Imagine if polymatter did these type of videos about US

[@chloroplast8611]

Crystal Ball BWAHAHHAHAHAHA

[@hardrockyodeling2629]

I think China's war on desertification can be a really interesting video idea. A hard-fought battle by selfless heroes that very few known.

[@lawrencewei3583]

Infaereld finish your sentence -has brainwashed you into thinking China is some cartoon villain and therefore you think this is propaganda

[@followleifenggoodexample3578]

@@lawrencewei3583 i love how he didn't reply to ur comment

[@insectbite1714]

@@followleifenggoodexample3578 it is propaganda, China did more harm than good and they make so much climate change. China just planted 100000 if the same type of tree and all trees vanished.

[@itsnitwit8567]

@@followleifenggoodexample3578 I love how you didn't reply to my comment

[@itsnitwit8567]

@@followleifenggoodexample3578 I love how you didn't respond to my comment.

[@user-bz5iy2hk1j]

I studied Chinese in Beijing in 2010-2011. I have revisited Beijing last year, and I could see huge improvement on air pollution, I could actually see the blue sky, when it was impossible to imagine back in 2010

[@Elexusss]

he gonna speak mandarin next vid

[@DannyBoy32]

@@ericcartmann Fuck you

[@_solaris_4057]

@@tracyzhang725 likewise fuck peoples republic of china

[@fixafix69]

@@tracyzhang725 The only reason of why your economy is so good is because you can just straight up ignore people rights, since you're in a dictatorship and nobody in government has to respect the population

[@michael35054]

@@fixafix69 except they do now 😏 ADDFFDDITUONLLY, justify your statement, or is the pollution your only argument?

[@jdsce]

@@fixafix69 ask trump to manage 1.4 billion people's lives, with no pollution and high employment rate, you will see how hard it'd be. Yelling dictatorship is easy but its not like democracy has saved many countries' economy. lol

[@InspectHistory]

From PolyMatter to ChinaMatter ;)

[@darrenzou2483]

Oof

[@chloroplast8611]

chinas gettin what it deserves for stealin our jobs

[@someoneonly]

Because china is actually trying to do things right

[@seaniwu]

someoneonlylol *in environmental control, not so much in other areas

[@tamooo6315]

from poly matter to our matter

[@CavCave]

PolyMatter: What video you guys want? Fans: Don't do Chi- PolyMatter: Say no more fam

[@snowhole2625]

Fake. Real fans want him to do China

[@iGucik]

CavCave china exist PolyMatter: you son of a bitch im in

[@generalkenobi5173]

@@iGucik you son of a bitch am in

[@TuskForce]

*"Where are your fingers?"* _- Michael, Vsauce in Beijing_

[@jtwei7101]

I like how your videos are fair and take information from a large range of sources, instead of jumping to conclusions. It's much more reliable as an information source than biased channels

[@lillyL444]

JT Wei 🔥

[@sanjayshah7350]

lolz he is as biased as they come, without resorting to outright profanities and hate-speech.

[@yume6532]

This channel is extremely biased.

[@raymondtang9432]

@@yume6532 right cuz everything that contradicts with what you think must be biased

[@yume6532]

@@raymondtang9432 I must be biased because you disagree with me right?

[@valdemarwinthercool8527]

China: *does literally anything* PolyMatter: It's free real estate

[@greendayhdtv2837]

China: does literally anything World media: its free real estate

[@mitchtherighteous]

China: does x anything Polymatter: Recently state party organs have informed me that China has embarked on an amazing world leader opportunity in x thing. (btw china has recently stepped up coal production again and many of it's solar panel farms aren't connected to grids.)

[@Tyler-co8li]

Also China: *mass-detaining, "re-educating" and committing genocide of Uighur Muslims and Tibetans.*

[@malikjackson9337]

@@Tyler-co8li China would never. "Now that I said that I won't be thrown in the coal mine right?"

[@sxli3340]

水电费

[@ra1nning_]

NEWS: CHINA IS CHINA Polymatter: quality content, here i come!

[@taekmingang4149]

NEWS: China is made of china

[@isomelbourne9550]

@@taekmingang4149 fr?

[@ilynanamin]

corona: heyyyyyy wanna get rid a bit of ur pollution but you have the chance to get sick

[@coconutboy8198]

China: that's not happening, get rid of pollution and you

[@wangwenda1395]

China: We need to produce more clean energy US: Global warming is a hoax; Coal is great

[@captainrex7175]

The US barely even used coal anymore?... it uses mostly natural gas, which is the cleanest fossil fuel.

[@jaydani1996]

@@captainrex7175 Fossil fuels nonetheless

[@MegaBanne]

China: *moves the factories to the countryside and builds fake wind/solar powered street lights to make it look as if they give a fuck about the environment*. China loves coal, they just hate the way the rest of the world talks shit about their coal industries.

[@astonm1990]

@@captainrex7175 Extraction of shalegas releases a lot of methane, which is much more potent than CO2.

[@astonm1990]

@@MegaBanne They hate coal but they need to face reality. Their construction boom requires a SHITLOAD of energy, especially steelmanufacturing and even though they pump out solarfields at a rate never seen before, its not enough. Plus, a lot of poor households still heat with cheap coal. I would say thats the biggest problem currently. In summer, Beijing air quality can be really good. Ive seen an AQI of below 40 last summer.

[@vipa1737]

Finally a video on climate change that doesn't leave me feeling completely hopeless about humanity!

[@theoneandonly6204]

Vi Pa I feel you

[@gogobrasil7185]

I mean I can do that for you just look up how many modern atrocities the Chinese government commits, along with censorship and other really bad stuff

[@ShalahudinAlAyubiZLA]

And surprisingly the story comes from china!

[@MrMattumbo]

@games play Way to prove his point, Chinese nationalists like you are so vulgar and ignorant you just spew nonsense at anyone who questions your nation's politics. You make Klansmen and Neo-nazis look civil in comparison.

[@user-xd4sk4pk7h]

games play that’s racist

[@puffball5329]

"Even india pales in comparison " India: okay I wasn't expecting to be attacked like that

[@brainquake4413]

10 of thier cities had an AQI on and off of about 500-1000 usually plus Delhi the capital recorded 1100 AQI stillif they didn't expect that they they are bots

[@nachiketkejriwal9433]

@@brainquake4413 common now our air quality is 100 now get lost if you don't know we are constantly improving but we were slow to transition from communism to capitalism it will take time but we will become superpower

[@thebanditintheobj5337]

@@nachiketkejriwal9433 You guys already are one... You got about 150 Nuclear Weapons

[@thebanditintheobj5337]

@@nachiketkejriwal9433 Nukes can Easily End a country m8

[@nachiketkejriwal9433]

@aadhi gei of common if india hadn't been socialist or communist today we would have the highest gdp in the world and if not the highest then higher than china atleast

[@OneMeInMyself]

This makes me optimistic! Thank you for this video!

[@MrPodushka]

China: exists Polymatter: makes new video Everybody in the comment section: China: exists Polymatter: makes new video

[@Needformadness2]

Very meta

[@MrPodushka]

teofilo I really just made a meta joke, why you so mad, man

[@ccalvinn]

@teofilo ur the crybaby lmao

[@YouTubeYouTube-hy4sl]

MrPodushka will a clever person one day make a theta joke

[@obsidianstatue]

China's per capita carbon emission is tiny in comparison, but that still isn't the full picture, because a portion of that is actually carbon emission caused by industry, they're just attributed to the Chinese people. carbon emission from day to day living is even lower. Western countries exports their industrial capacity to China, which means they export their pollution to China as well, it's the same situation as the foreign trash ban, the west THINKS they are environmental warriors by recycling, but not realizing they're just exporting most of their recycled plastic to China.

[@AFlyingCookieLOL]

Keep in mind that the US per capita emissions does not include the US military too ;) It great that you noticed these things since not many do.

[@The_Observant_Eye]

@@AFlyingCookieLOL really? I guess their emission count number is going to jump when the US military joins the game.

[@Tore_Lund]

@@The_Observant_Eye The US is already twice as polluting as China Per capita, because living standards are low = low CO2 for the majority Chinese living in rual areas.

[@The_Observant_Eye]

@@Tore_Lund yep, I saw it in the graphics. I mean that US pollution share Per capita will increase even more if they include the US Military in the pollution factor.

[@jaionavery8554]

@@The_Observant_Eye china has a huge military to. Bigger than ours

[@mbmmhm501]

I live in Indiana and would absolutely make the switch to electric if charging stations existed around here

[@evancombs5159]

Why do you need a charging station? Just plug it in when you are home and you'll have a full tank when you leave. If you live in an apartment then take it up with your apartment complex.

[@starstudio8402]

@@evancombs5159 I guess if he gets low on electricity on the way somewhere instead of having to drive back home and wait for it to charge he could go to a charging station and wait for it to charge there

[@chhiringlama7203]

Very informative... Thank you so much. Subscribed and Liked.

[@peterfox1380]

Wendover Productions: Aeroplanes Real Life Lore: Toyota Corollas Polymatter: *China*

[@Levegy]

And Apple

[@ariellandJP]

It's insane how quickly China is growing. Just went to Shanghai a few months ago (which I go every half a year), and all the motorbikes are now electric. It's not only clean, but it also creates a more quiet public environment

[@raymondtang9432]

@@twofoots5955 lol why the animosity towards chinese people

[@chenyeanmingtakumi9033]

@@raymondtang9432 biasness by a handful of individuals

[@rosamontoya9154]

Screw china

[@JoinThe_BingvinArmy]

@@rosamontoya9154 the government is the bad part of china, not the people

[@daudkhan4218]

@@JoinThe_BingvinArmy governement may be bad but they have long term vision i went china many times for buisness specially cities like foshan and their 3rd tier cities are developing too its only because of their government

[@ayrtonfry3094]

Very smooth ending transition. I was watching the sponsored content before I even realised you changed the topic.

[@backpacker-abhineet]

What a great video. Its not easy to find such info on our regular news channels. Only Internet helps us know these amazing facts. Thank you for sharing:)

[@seemarathore6120]

PolyMatter: China is polluted Me : Have you ever visited delhi?

[@thecanadianfuhrer8602]

you: PolyMatter: China is polluted Me : Have you ever visited delhi? me: why are you telling us that you are talking with a "me:"? thats the entire point of a comment. it would be pretty fucking weird if you werent.

[@seemarathore6120]

@@thecanadianfuhrer8602 You should consult to a psychologist

[@seemarathore6120]

@@thecanadianfuhrer8602 Polymatter: China is polluted My uncle : he must hasn't visited Delhi *What about now?*

[@seemarathore6120]

@Alex Mercer but we have "stubble" and "diwali" Just google it

[@seemarathore6120]

@@kesorangutan6170 My last name is about kings of north India and This is Hindi Language word Btw SORRY but I too laughed soo hard on your surname 😂 Can you tell me what does it means?

[@TheScienceBiome]

Honestly, it’s a wonderful thing that they’ve done.

[@MegaBanne]

China is not fighting pollution, they are just trying their best to avoid the rest of the world knowing about it.

[@chloroplast8611]

The Science Biome china is getting what it deserves for stealing our jobs, promoting socialism and driving the antibiotic resistance

[@MegaBanne]

@nik Bahtin The lives of the rich fucks who rules China is not in anyway at stake. Many of them doesn't even live in China. The poor who has nothing to say about it doesn't get much health care though. We are talking about the 700 millions who lives in rural China. Where the average salary is 4 dollar each day. The CCP doesn't care enough to give these people reasonable salaries, but for some reason you expect the CCP to provide healthcare for these people?

[@sneedsneed460]

Whats wonderful? Killing our earth?

[@yaz2928]

@@sneedsneed460 No, what China is doing that is amazing is becoming the #1 user of electric vehicles while also becoming the #1 user of renewable energies such as hydroelectric, wind, solar, etc all to lower CO2 emissions and fight pollution. Did you even watch the video?

[@gotmilk91]

I was in Beijing from June through August of 2008 and brought my Specialized time trial bike there to explore the city, and when Beijing instituted the alternating odd/even license plate restricted driving plus industrial truck traffic, and the change to the quality of air as I rode my bike all around Beijing over those weeks was absolutely miraculous! I did however drive my friend's and his wife's car on occasion; they did have both odd and even license plates on their cars...

[@spiralofhope]

Oh those people who think air quality is about cars.. so innocent. Let's ignore those years-old smouldering coal fires.

[@danielintq]

They are solving that 🤦

[@flowgangsemaudamartoz7062]

@@danielintq And coal-powered plants have e-filters, that are efficient as fuck.

[@danielintq]

@Harry Lagom But because you developed with coal, now you developed this methods. Smh.

[@syntaxerror8955]

Of course it about cars -- among other things. It isn't about one thing or another; it's both.

[@Energysistem05]

Lets just ignore the co2 emmisions produced just by smoking cigarettes...

[@itsshopboy]

Always waiting for your videos, it's the best way to improve my curiosity. Keep on, Polymater

[@einoro6816]

The first video about the environment that isn't depressing and actually makes you hopeful for the future. Thank you PolyMatter!

[@kaylencowan4355]

Bad news China lied and we are all doomed

[@PassportGaming]

Climate change will be solved by 2040. Why is everyone so depressed and pessimistic?

[@63256325N]

So good to see. Thanks for the video.

[@alexb5367]

6:58 this is absolutely true. I know from experience.

[@djcj]

2 minutes in and this is the most fascinating video I've watched in months... they CHANGED THE WEATHER!!!?? mind blown

[@jayliu6076]

It’s called cloud seeding, look it up.

[@shianeruu4359]

Russian have also changed their weather to save their crops from hail. They shelled the clouds with chemical substances and the hail fell down as harmless rain

[@christ347]

The Real Reason Weather IS Manipulated kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXjCmaKhr5Kkfa8

[@Hajduk-Kralj]

A few years ago you would be called an crazy conspiracy theorist for that.

[@nadiafriesen971]

DJCJallday Yeah it is done occasionally

[@WasguckstdudieURlan]

I really enjoy your videos. They are very informative and good looking at the same time. I like them so much that I get happy every time you released a new video. Keep going like this!

[@jimbalio]

China has also embraced the truths about wind and solar: that they will not scale as needed, their intermittency, their cradle to grave environmental and resource costs. Underpinning China's energy development efforts 8s the pursuit of Generation 4, low pressure, high temperature nuclear technology. Not the old solid fuel pressurized water cooled variety of reactor ( although they are still building some PWRs), but a new and modern fleet that will not be subject to the problems and flaws of the 45 year old design found in the worlds 450, or so, commercial reactors now in operation around the world. A nuclear renaissance is currently in progress, and China is leading the way forward to effectively de-coupling energy abundance from negative environmental and human health effects. When they succeed, and they will, China will be an unstoppable economic force, benefitting not only from their own energy abundance to power their growth internally, but exporting their nuclear expertise around the world. Ask yourself this: might it be time to re-examine your superstitious beliefs about nuclear power (promulgated by fossil fuel interests) and instead become scientifically literate about the true scale of humankind's energy demands, and nuclear power's pathway to a decarbonized future. It will require that you think clearly, objectively, and with an open mind - without interference from "what you've heard", but haven't actually investigated. Consider yourself challenged to LEARN.

[@ex0duzz]

jimbalio yep, they are doing research on thorium and other safer and better reactor designs. I remember China also reaching some record milestones on creating the hottest artificial sun for the longest time, so maybe they are close to fusion breakthrough too.

[@user-iz3ns6vb2c]

#GOnuclear

[@5h0rgunn45]

uranium and plutonium nuclear power is insane because it generates radioactive materials that have the potential to pollute far worse than an unfiltered coal plant. Thorium nuclear power (which I think is what you're referring to) doesn't pollute at all. Seems to me thorium power is the way of the future (at least until we get fusion).

[@QuadraErja]

@@5h0rgunn45 Thorium isn't coming for tens of years, since we've used uranium safely for a long time. AND thorium generates U233, so you really cannot say that it doesn't "pollute at all".

[@jaredgarbo3679]

There are no Gen 4 reactors yet.

[@dungngotan9378]

It is such a smooth transition from pollution to your ads :)

[@senangcari88]

First time visitor to this channel. Excellent video. Well researched and balanced. Good production.... Very impressed! Well done

[@Opalium]

China: *Exists* PolyMatter: _Furious video making_

[@MintPro47]

2019:war on pollution 2020:war on corona

[@SilverGamingFI]

2021: war on war

[@setokaiba6436]

2022: War on Taiwan 2023: WW3

[@theangryshoeseller9275]

Chinese person(Breathes) Polymater: How China is making the world a better place

[@muslimmetalman]

based

[@tylerliu2632]

well the chinese person is doing good for the world because he breathed in some oxygen to prevent you from using it

[@eternalelysium4944]

@@tylerliu2632 r/murderedbywords

[@deezeed2817]

I went there last year and i can tell you i've noticed a significant difference. In Nanjing no day had smog whereas the smog in Beijing and Shanghai has improved significantly. There's some days where it can get bad but overall compared to say 2011 it is completely changed.

[@jackinat0r114]

Smooth animations and interesting topics, instant like + sub

[@beachbum4691]

Very informative Vid' - Thank you :)

[@MrTheGrabber]

Watching this video on August 8th 2020. A dozen years have passed by so quick.

[@XRaym]

Air pollution is only one aspect of pollution. See China's rare earths exploitation policy for eg, used in electronics. It requires destroying 1 ton of rocks with chemicals to extract few miligrams. The lack of policy against environmental destruction contrary to other countries make them the leader on the market.

[@leonleon2021]

I think they are already aware of the issue, maybe an alternative or substitution is on the way.

[@airking2883]

The problem is that if they arnt gonna produce rare earth then someone else will. The thing is that rare earth isn't that rare but since China produces it for so cheap other countries don't bother to produce them. If ever China stops producing rare earth then someone else will take their place and destroy the environment accordingly

[@MegaBanne]

Neither is this "War on Pollution" anything but a way of saving face. China care more about how things look than how things actually are.

[@ladasodaexplains3355]

we are aware of these issues, but between staving to death and having smoggy skies, we have to pick one...

[@XRaym]

Just to be clear, this rare earth issue, China isn't the only one to look at. US and Europe could have developped a more efficient recycling industry for electronics waste, full of rare earth components, just like Japan did. Instead, EU prefer export them on landfields in Africa. They are basically exporting pollution, and let other countries do the environmental degradation.

[@aurorawang5868]

Yess xD another video about China!

[@ericcartmann]

Fuck China. Nothing but an ant country.

[@michael35054]

@@ericcartmann that's a hellah big ant my dude

[@jeffreychandra912]

@@ericcartmann what do you mean? The people or the government or both or other?

[@Username-1939t9]

@@ericcartmann how brave to talk about your insecurities

[@MinecraftSMGbros]

@@ericcartmann aren't u so cool

[@ShashankRockerYo]

Encouraging public transport and making it ubiquitous is the best way to solve pollution crises

[@ynh148]

What I like about KZbin is that Every time I see videos about China, it's all about crisis, housing crisis, social credit crisis, population crisis, garbage crisis blablabla...everything about China is crisis. Fine...at least me and my friends are living a happy life there. Truly entertaining to watch these guys judging a country that they've never been to.

[@ynh148]

@@konradhorrell4097 you know there are stuffs like vpn right?

[@ynh148]

@@konradhorrell4097 Lmao I don't see any reason not to ban this site with millions of prejudice and misleading "facts" here.

[@ynh148]

@@konradhorrell4097 Lol, can I say that the United states used to be racist towards black people so the country sucks? Or, can I say Germany and Japan used to be in ww2 so they sucks ? Every country have terrible histories, and that is not something to judge a country.

[@ynh148]

@@konradhorrell4097 I don't think you understand what happens in Xinjiang. Firstly I have been there for travel, it's a really beautiful province. Secondly ugyhur culture is an important part of culture in China. Ugyhur cuisine and rappers are popular over the country. And personally I have ugyhur friends from there who are quite friendly and wisely. It is true that there are terrorists who claim themselves as representatives of ugyhur and then got arrested and went to prison. Then western media found that chance to make a big article. While when the states do something about anti-terrorism, it's called democracy...

[@ynh148]

@@konradhorrell4097 Lol bro have you ever learned what happened in Xinjiang before? You don't know any of those attacks, do you? Or at least the Quenming train station one?

[@stephens2663]

I appreciate this video and it's content. It's also clear we must pick and choose what we gather from China and implement within our own society.

[@kaihang4685]

@@detritus3676 Coming from a Hong Konger who hates the guts out of the CCP... dude, not the right moment! Just because we can pick up SOME things from the CCP, doesn't mean all. OC did mention "pick up AND CHOOSE what we gather". This did happen in history before. The US *did* pick up a lot from the Nazis, especially in kick-starting the field of rocketry, but *somehow* failed to pick up eugenics and concentration camps.

[@radianzero]

India: Hey China, we got a war on population. China: Yeah we got that one, and the war on pollution. America: *Hits blunt* Ummm, you guys talkin bout wars we -got a war on drugs- don't got no wars

[@Paco1337]

Was that joke about that President that has his own militia killing dealers etc ? Seems like a cool dude doing his job ;)

[@mtutoriales]

lol What? I don't get the first one. Japan is losing a lot of people... Japan needs more people not less xddd

[@chrissalas8712]

Japan has a bigger population than the Philippines.

[@jimboydejuan7869]

Meanwhile in United states war on fuck migrants. Mexico laughs in distance.

[@JBB685]

China knows all about a war on population

[@superskills1017]

That's insane, I live in Tasmania, our air quality index is usually between 3-12.

[@joeqiao1691]

Bruh I thought China was bad until I went to India in october, comming back to Canada felt like getting a lung replacement

[@superskills1017]

@@joeqiao1691 ...Damn, smog and shit really that dense?

[@16psycheasteroid82]

Lesson learned. China and india suckass. Go to canada instead. Fuck india and china

[@twatsuckler7968]

@@superskills1017 its India

[@Soofgi20]

These are some great news, really nice video just like the rest.

[@tryptex]

0:00 I'm good, I already have Skillshare full-time thanks to you :)

[@djcj]

this is hands down the best video I've seen from you! Don't stop what you're doing

[@koreahotstocks9351]

Interesting information about China! We are suffering with fine dust now in South Korea too. While countries all around the world are focusing on solving environmental problems these days, I wonder how it will go.

[@7212372frank]

Your fine dust comes from Mongolia.

[@plumebrise408]

All data are from 2020 : (Number in brackets represent the per capita number of the country compared to World capita (1 = World capita ,so 0.9 = 90% of the World Capita/World Capita x0.9) China produce 32.48% (+2.14% since 2019) of the World pollution ,17.39% of the World GDP (PPP) and have 18.29% of the World population (1.775) USA produce 12.61% (-0.82% since 2019) of the World pollution ,15.89% of the World GDP (PPP) and have 4.26% of the World population .(2.96) The UE + UK produce 7.29% (- 1.4% since 2019) of the World pollution ,17.74% of the World GDP (PPP) and have 6.55% of the World population . (1.11) France produce 0.78% (-0.05% since 2019) of the World pollution ,2.39% of the World GDP (PPP) and have 0.86% of the World population . (0.9) UK produce 0.87% (-0.09% since 2019) of the World pollution ,2.41% of the World GDP (PPP) and have 0.85% of the World population . (1.02) Germany produce 1.77% (-0.08% since 2019) of the World pollution ,3.45% of the World GDP (PPP) and have 1.07% of the World population . (1.654) Italy produce 0.83% (-0.04% since 2019) of the World pollution ,1.98% of the World GDP (PPP) and have 0.77% of the World population . (1.077) Spain produce 0.6% (-0.08% since 2019) of the World pollution ,1.49% of the World GDP (PPP) and have 0.6% of the World population . (1) Russia produce 4.66% (-0.05% since 2019) of the World pollution ,3.06% of the World GDP (PPP) and have 1.87% of the World population . (2.49) India produce 6.71% (-0.12% since 2019) of the World pollution ,7.13% of the World GDP (PPP) and have 17.76% of the World pop (0.377) Japan produce 2.95% (-0.08% since 2019) of the World pollution ,4.04% of the World GDP (PPP) and have 1.65% of the World pop (1.78) South Korea produce 1.73% (+0.02% since 2019) of the World pollution ,1.72% of the World GDP (PPP) and have 0.67% of the World pop (2.58) Australia produce 1.07% (-0.07% since 2019) of the World pollution ,1.14% of the World GDP (PPP) and have 0.33% of the World pop (3.24) Canada produce 1.51% (-0.03% since 2019) of the World pollution ,1.42% of the World GDP (PPP) and have 0.48% of the World pop (3.14) Brasil produce 1.26% (No change since 2019) of the World pollution ,2.39% of the World GDP (PPP) and have 2.76% of the World pop (0.456) Mexico produce 1.13% (-0.15% since 2019) of the World pollution ,1.95% of the World GDP (PPP) and have 1.72% of the World pop (0.656) Indonesia produce 1.58% (-0.07% since 2019) of the World pollution ,2.47% of the World GDP (PPP) and have 3.5% of the World pop (0.451) Saudi Arabia produce 1.64% (+0.02% since 2019) of the World pollution ,1.24% of the World GDP (PPP) and have 0.44% of the world pop (3.727)

[@jayceh]

China is 9 years ahead of schedule to reach its Paris Accord agreement

[@puddles5501]

no its not

[@jayceh]

@NihlusGreen www.carbonbrief.org/chinas-emissions-could-peak-10-years-earlier-than-paris-climate-pledge

[@jayceh]

@NihlusGreen if that was the standard then 1/3 of China's emissions would count for EU and US and they'd be finished already. The amount being offshored pales to the amount the US offshores, because Americans are 3:1 or 4:1 more energy inefficient than any developing country, including China.

[@jayceh]

@NihlusGreen China wishes they were developed but they have 1/3 the GDP per capita as western Europe. Actually if they were already developed, their carbon per capita would be incredibly impressive at 1/3. But I do think they will be developed and still impressively be at 2/3 per capita carbon compared to Europe 1/2 compared to the US. Hopefully those countries can reduce carbon per capita in the next 15 years.

[@OnurTheXbot]

This video actually makes me not lose faith in humans.

[@maikelchris3043]

I was in beijing this year in may and holy shit they pushed back the pollution so much, its unbelievable!

[@leesophie2678]

Maikel Chris People here are brainwashed and nobody will take your words seriously.

[@CircumCrippledTV]

Your animations look beautiful.

[@llamas3655]

PolyMatter is the only channel I trust for nuanced takes on China

[@HululusLabs]

Props to PolyMatter for actually trying to pronounce the city names properly, and getting damn close!

[@arimago]

4:01 this confused me for several months, so: this line means "from ninety thousand to forty *thousand*", which is how the probabilities relate to each other

[@RakeshPandey-ch4eb]

I was confused for some time but you unsolved the mystery. Thank you!

[@SwedishSinologyNerd]

Holy Crap! 7:37 is the Dongsi crossing! That's just a 5 min bikeride from where I live! Cool! xD And, already necroposting, but since I've been living in China for over a decade, I thought I'd share an anectote from about 6 years back. One of my neighbors was the mistress of a ridiculously wealthy dude who bought her her apartment as a gift, and later on bought her two cars, each with a different number plate, so she'd be able to drive every day of the week.

[@xmaanmanai7477]

I never new that this is amazing

[@radianzero]

China: *Does something* Pollymater: *Makes a vid*

[@Sovereignless_Soul]

@teofilo You're absolutely terrible at interpreting the meaning of words.

[@jerry3790]

The labour of the people has turned the sky black with the smoke of progress! Why would you want to end that?

[@insightfultoaster2965]

@@abekatten4744 death is capitalist propaganda aimed at stopping the growth of communism.

[@mikechen6997]

There is also quota on shanghai license plate, about 10k per month. And the bid is regulated so it’s more of a lottery than auction. Every month,10000 luckiest guys pay 13k usd for that plate.

[@randomgamer1433]

2:23 that gonna be though when they still building coal power plants

[@theoneandonly6204]

China:* ... * Poly matter: *I will make a Video out of it*

[@dd-nz8ry]

TheOneAndOnly China: *Clicks on CensorEverything.exe*

[@theoneandonly6204]

teofilo one

[@Laurensvm]

There are (almost) exclusively electronic scooters in Beijing too!

[@MrMattumbo]

Problem is those scooters aren't made with durability and quality in mind, just cost/profit, so they end being trashed after a year or two, and as you can imagine they aren't disposed of in environmentally safe ways. They also have a habit of catching fire randomly and discharging all their toxic chemicals into the air when they do, as well as injuring the rider. (lithium-ion batteries are like incendiary bombs when they discharge) Combine that with the coal power used to charge them it's hard to say if they're really helping the environment as a whole, but they do reduce the smog in big cities while any problems resulting from their disposal, manufacture, and charging are dispersed across a wider area making them less visible to the layman.

[@yaz2928]

@@MrMattumbo Source for them lasting two years?

[@shawndonadieu4084]

@@MrMattumbo well, making up stories surely a lot easier than actually finding one. Salty kid.

[@MrMattumbo]

@@yaz2928 kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIq8Yoegh86aopo

[@tagheuerwoods6241]

@@shawndonadieu4084 Lol he's coming with description of materials used and you call him salty ? Who's really salty here ? Better get off the alcohol if you want to get a better social credit score instead of trying to bash people that criticize incoherent measures taken in your country. Oh and tell your governors that they really should stop using sulfur dioxyde in their coal plants or you can say bye bye to your life expectancy.

[@zyaicob]

Trump during his campaign: *_Chaaiiiina_* Wendov- uhhh Polymatter: You may be onto something.

[@joofbing]

Might be worth pointing out that in order to control Beijing's smog problem, there has been policies to stop supplying coal to surrounding areas during winter many of where coal is the only source of heating. It's a nice big picture, just with some slowly freezing people.

[@jeroendhaan]

No mention that oil motorcycles are forbidden in the big cities? And that thousands, millions, use electric scooters? :D

[@bfun4615]

I don't know about that. I was in Beijing and I saw alot of gasoline powered motorcycles. And ALOT of gasoline cars too!

[@Sagittarius-A-Star]

But after four months these scooters end up in a landfill.

[@awwee34]

More China videos!

[@dojomojo5085]

更多中国视频

[@diegoantoniorosariopalomin4977]

But spaced out with videos about other countries such as India , please

[@zodiacfml]

Average video, good visuals, less knowledge. If you did more research, you'd learn that they built the largest dam in the world for this problem. You touched on renewables but their dominance on solar photovoltaics is just ridiculously large. I have also learned recently that have the largest tree planting project in the world. Not sure if they did that for pollution but certainly helps.

[@ericcartmann]

Fuck China.

[@peesinyourass]

@@ericcartmann Yeah China is Cancer -Im trying to make a cultural war-

[@lazuriidkwhattoputhere8719]

with that plate last number law we have that to in EDSA, Manila but It was always 1-2 Monday 3-4 Tuesday 5-6 Wednesday and so on.

[@mhyuuki4054]

the quality of the video is great, thanks for upload!~

[@benjaminbrady2385]

You have your own animation class on skillshare, why didn't you mention that?

[@aegis5021]

I remember going to China a couple months ago, and when I landed at the International Beijing Airport, I immediately noticed how polluted it was there. The air was literally yellow.

[@ivanwill1979]

Maybe next time you should travel another city like Shanghai or Chengdu. Air condition will be much more better in South China

[@rowo175]

LoL 😂 speechless you are John snow

[@johntiseo9578]

I worked in China in Donguan province, and the air pollution is so bad, that Taxi's have bottled water for their passengers to clear their throats and looking out of the window I could see so many people wearing filter masks. In the 7 weeks that I was there, the sky was always a yellowy brownish colour, it was only when being driven over the bridge to Hong Kong did I see blue skies.

[@emilyk5116]

this was actually so interesting wow

[@metadragon7500]

China 2010: OK let’s cut down pollution USA 1930: OK let’s cut down pollution China 2060: Woah I’m such a clean country USA 2060: I’m 40000% dirtier. Why? Oh yeah, I quit after 2 years

[@JKMT]

new president new rules

[@Objectified]

The U.S. reduced its net greenhouse gas emissions in 2015 by 11% relative to 2005 - reducing more emissions than all of Europe combined. We already produce less than have the pollution China spews out, and while ours is projected to continue reducing in volume China's is projected to continue to rise.

[@wulfw.8452]

Its called democracy at work and most the tax went into the "2W" Welfare and War !

[@zxie8355]

During the last few years China has planted a third of Amazon forest equivalent in inner Mongolia.

[@TheFamousMockingbird]

This is not true. Since 2012 they have planted just under 500 million trees, the Amazon rainforest contains around 390 billion trees. Also the reason they plant these trees is to prevent desertification of inner Mongolia, which is being caused mostly by population increase with a small portion contributed to global warming . They have planned 1/800th the trees

[@xiaoyu1691]

There are different license plates only the one that ends with an A in those big cities cost more others are usually very cheap or easy to win

[@xiaoyu1691]

And if you have an electric car you could drive every day of the week

[@meteoridian]

Overall, really interesting video. I would just suggest to avoid round corners in bar charts. It's just weird.

[@TheGavalanche]

PolyMatter: Makes video about China's War on Pollution Me: "Oh that sounds like it might be interesting"

[@choidensingdan1375]

Instead of competing for power nations should be competing on being sustainable and environment friendly

[@nickngunjiri4282]

This is shit loopside propaganda

[@007kingifrit]

what a childish and out of touch thing to say. the nature of man is WAR

[@queensawayama6773]

@@007kingifrit you are pathetic

[@007kingifrit]

@@queensawayama6773 you're just mad you can't do anything about the incontrovertible truth i dropped only the dead have seen the end of war hippie

[@christiaantjahhh]

You should make a video about the Dutch war on the rising water level

[@Victor-kn7uj]

My project just got so much easier, thank you so much

[@Paco1337]

China: PolyMatter: *New Video*

[@thejordanianphilosopher6666]

nice every country should fight Global Warming imo its our responsibility to maintain our planet healthy and green and Global warming is a fact not a hoax ,I like your channel its quite informative.

[@Sayfway]

dude I literally just saw your comment on The Economist's lunar explanation video, and I've seen you around so many times. Also, I'm Jordanian as well!

[@MegaBanne]

Then you should not lift up China as some kind of poster child. China is only the poster child of lies and deception.

[@orppranator5230]

The Jordanian Philosopher The globe is warming, but humans are only a tiny reason why.

[@thejordanianphilosopher6666]

@@Sayfway nice bro any question you are welcome.

[@MegaBanne]

@@orppranator5230 I am not sold on the idea of human caused global warming either. But I still only release about 2 tons of CO2:e each year, which is really low. First: There are other problems with releasing CO2 in to the atmosphere. CO2 is solvable in water to form carbonic acid. This increases the Ph value of the ocean and becomes a threat to sensitive eco systems. Methane breaks down the ozone layer. Perhaps not on the level of freons, but still. Over consumption also leads to other forms pollution and destruktions of the environment. Second: If such a huge majority of the scientists believes in this stuff I feel like it is dumb to take the risk. I mean when over consumption doesn't really benefit our society.

[@avetleeg3654]

That is so fascinating.

[@madlookzvfx]

How you make this graphics?? Any specific software?

[@unguidedone]

i need to write a script for certain channels to skip 20 seconds into the video and end 20 seconds before to avoid adverts

[@calingligore]

I read the title wrong. Until 2:28 I thought I was watching "China's War on Population".

[@Emilsteixner]

same xDD

[@Streamlinedotcom]

How do you animate your videos any tips please i want to learn it to use it in college projects ??

[@SouthDenverDave]

3:35 “The right to commute in a 16 seat SUV by yourself.” I didn’t know whether to laugh or groan 😀😂😳