How China Plans to Win the Future of Energy

China, the world’s biggest polluter, has committed to reach net zero emissions by 2060, an ambitious goal matched by enormous investments that are reshaping the nation’s energy system.
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[@nathanwoo2053]

Two factors to consider when you say China's consumption of energy: 1. The 1.4B population, that is 1/5 of the world population; 2. The role of "world factory" that China plays in the global economy. Most of the goods in Walmart in US are made and imported from China.

[@Cutieplus]

Total CO2 Emissions in last 100years (1900~2000): United States 292 billion ton, China 72 billion ton CO2 Emissions per capita at 2020: United States 15.5 ton, Japan 9.7 ton, Germany 9.4 ton, China 7.3 ton

[@binmo1984]

spot on, the reporter neglect of this leading to a wrong impression

[@tomr164]

@@Cutieplus That data could be correct, but it shouldn't be used to point a finger. The United States (and other developed countries for that matter), have turned into somewhat of an unplanned product from innovation, progress, globalisation over the past 7 decades. As they adopted new industries and technologies, they became part of the common fabric. Over the past 2 decades it has turned out that the energy foundations that those developed countries have built their wealth on, aren't sustainable for planet earth in the numbers that it is now being used for (let alone, if all developing countries would use it at the same amount!). It's way smarter for every country to adopt the newest and cleanest technology available to them first, wherever possible, rather than adopting old technologies.

[@urmumstupidass]

@Dennisestrada Those are LITERALLY modern data...

[@andrewdoesyt7787]

But China’s still not very developed, not many people have cars, but that’s actually changing, therefore their carbon emission is booming with their economy.

[@longmarchguy]

All of a sudden western media forgets "per capita".

[@prolarka]

They are instinctively oppressive. They want to keep the per capita values nowhere close to theirs, that is the reason they speak in regards of the whole sum. It is similar to why politicians allocate money in terms of absolute values, instead of relative. So a few years later, they will be needed to "fight" for an increase in allocation of absolute money and look like they are needed, they do something, they save people. Instead of that they could make decisions in terms of past year's GDP % for example. So their allocation stays relative to the economical productivity of the country at all times.

[@fabiojr8082]

True

[@Arag0n]

China is a rich country: no they aren't, their income per Capita is still low China is a clean country, has very low emissions per capita: no they aren't, their total emissions are the highest ...

[@dxelson]

@@Arag0n perfectly sumarized western reporting hahaha. US calls for changing china's status from "developing country" to developed. how when its 10 times poorer per capita?

[@nukiolbartes6279]

@@Arag0n China has 1.4 billion population : its their fault unable to control their population. China had one-child policy : that's against human right.

[@kahockong2948]

I like most of the viewers' comments more than the video. China is trying its best and work double hard to contribute to a greener world environment and I think she should deserve more credit and recognition for her efforts. Per capita should be the more appropriate measure of which country is the biggest consumption of energy.

[@ssss-rl5bu]

It's time to stop blaming China, which is graphically the fastest moving country to carbon neutrality among all industrialized nations. They've even shut down an entire city in an effort to switch to alternative energy.

[@SwaminathanSingh-fg5cz]

China is also a rising super power, "A power House " . It is one step ahead to the Western Countries and rest of the world. The reasons are they are a Asians very very hardworking civilization unlike the rest . They manufacture almost everything you can think of . Why they are a threat to the Americans because America want to be at the top of the food chain for everything . The world order is changing very fast at a rapid pace . I been to Russia twice I seen a lot of Chinese goods they are supplying the whole world with their products . If any country sanction China they will survive unlike other countries need to import from other countries. They are also very very brilliant or intelligent people unlike our country South Africa cannot manufacture anything you know who is running the country our nutcase ANC government only believe in stealing and don't have the capacity to manufacture anything . We are a BRICS country or partner we experiencing for years but our leader don't want to ask China and also India to sort the loadshedding problem like getting renewable energy like solar panels ,wind turbines from especially China , India also started manufacturing solar panels too . We also have to high fuel price for fuel why can't they ask Russia for cheap fuel . Our government is corrupt all are thieves only believe in looting or stealing .

[@willeisinga2089]

I have 50 Solar Panels from China for 10 years now. Every year 11.000 kWh clean Energy. And my village has 35 hectare Solar Park Chinese Panels. 35 million kWh production every year. Thank you China.

[@user-gt3wz8ly4o]

Thank you for your kind words, we are all humans and should work together for the better earth. Peace and love from China 🇨🇳.

[@willeisinga2089]

@@user-gt3wz8ly4o Thank you

[@PinataOblongata]

When you say China consumes more than the US, you need to caveat that by stating the per capita figures: China's avg use per person (5,885 kWh) is LESS THAN HALF of the US's per capita avg (12,154 kWh), even while having a vastly larger population and hosting most of the manufacturing for the rest of the world.

[@coreyham3753]

Agreed .... one has to compare on a per capita basis.

[@protonneutron9046]

well millions in China still live in caves. Literally. Most in China live in 3rd world conditions.

[@PinataOblongata]

@@protonneutron9046 Not most, no. In 2021, approximately 64.7 percent of the total population in China lived in cities.

[@protonneutron9046]

@@PinataOblongata living in a city is not equal to 1st or 2nd world level of living. MOST Chinese live FAR BELOW the poverty line in the US. So then what is your point?

[@divyeshnemambaskaran9471]

@@protonneutron9046 Living in cities is more energy efficient compared to the American suburbs energy demanding lifestyle, since everything is more spread out.

[@ayushbhadauria108]

I feel so hypocritical when people say 'CHINA consumes A QUARTER of whole world energy, even more than USA, off course they will they are 1.4 billion people and now check per capita consumption's of both USA and China and then speak

[@shudhanshuverma8244]

Same for India.

[@ayushbhadauria108]

@@shudhanshuverma8244 yes that's what i am trying to convey when tomorrow when we will start rising they will start pointing us

[@prasanth2601]

It's western media's propaganda. Nothing to be suprised

[@Kevin-jz9bg]

​@@ayushbhadauria108 I was thinking the same thing TT I get really annoyed when people point fingers at China. Sure, they have a communist government and their human rights is questionable and the Cultural Reform and Tiananmen square and John Xina. But that doesn't mean everything about the country is bad. And I sure hope they don't point fingers at India. As a chinese with lots of indian friends, that people have found a way to politicize our countries' growths is kind of maddening.

[@user-zy4tf9id1m]

It all goes down to the definition of being a human, Americans are humans, but some Indians deemed the untouchable? Not sure

[@xiaoyangchu2625]

As a Chinese, I am so disappointed that this video doesn't report in an objective and responsible way. I hope Bloomberg can show its audience a full, rather than some parts deliberatedly hidden , picture of information.

[@polinalee6220]

Most viewers are aware that the information is presented in a skewed way. The fact that China has 19% of the world's population while consuming only 26% of the world's energy supply does say something. Compare that efficiency to the fact that the US population makes up 4% of the world's population while consuming 18% of the world's energy supply. What makes Chinese energy consumption even more amazing is that China is the world's manufacturing hub. I agree that the video is very biased; the tone is obvious from the very beginning. But Bloomberg viewers tend to be more well-rounded and aware of the background information concerning such videos. What I would find more concerning if I were Chinese is the dialogue spread by prominent politicians; they have a louder voice than KZbin channels and reach larger audiences of uneducated individuals.

[@davefroman4700]

LOL. Western media is every bit a propaganda machine as chinese media.

[@monash4250]

It's because it is Western journalism, hypocritical, substandard and kurupt. What did you expect from these scumbags, honest and objective? Hah

[@pingtaidajiangjun]

你在期待什么？这些是美国政府和CIA的外围宣传组织，怎么可能按照你说的全面报道。我就没在美国媒体上单独看到关于中国的正面新闻

[@user-yr3uu8vu3m]

@@polinalee6220 When i reading your words,i must tell you US is the biggest pollution country in the world.What's more,why us can enjoy the world by polluting?Chinese is the owner of the world in the future.

[@rupeshmahato2882]

You can't expect a developing country to reduce carbon so easily it takes time The developed countries should be the one to reduce carbon first especially America and Europe 🙄

[@mypet330]

So many fake news i think the puppet master back to colony again.

[@kerbodynamicx472]

We are at the verge of a revolution, which means a new opportunity to ascend to godhood. China is developing, yes, but it's industrial capacity often surpasses the rest of the world combined. With solar/wind being a recent and simple technology, its natural for them to dominate this sector.

[@zeldaharris6876]

Why should developed countries be expected to reduce carbon first? Why can't developing countries develop using clean energy? If you know the energy is polluting then don't use it. This not an equity issue it is a natural phenomena. When developing countries were developing the problems of carbon pollution were not know so why should they be penalised. It makes no sense.

[@icescorpion7050]

@@zeldaharris6876 exactly if development countries are developed why can't they reduce their energy? Or maybe it is because they don't want to? Are you asking for countries with struggling economies to use harder to find technology? Even the developed countries have them but don't try to do anything? Is that not hypocritical?

[@icescorpion7050]

@@zeldaharris6876 second it was known to those countries by early 1990-2000 they knew about it. But didn't do naything. China atleast did something. They didn't ignore it until now.

[@jacobbernard1393]

Mention of China as the world's "largest polluter" isn't fair when cumulative historical emissions from the US and Europe are far greater than that of China, particularly since we outsource our manufacturing to them; those are our emissions, too.

[@patrickdunn8918]

That is exactly right.

[@user-nn5tr5ei2c]

I have to say, even China consumes no energy at all, Western media will still find their way to criticize China. It's pure politics, zero fact.

[@timwilliams347]

wumao detected

[@jacobbernard1393]

@@timwilliams347 It's really not a healthy way to think, believing that everyone who says something you dislike/disagree with is getting paid to do so. I'm not an apologist for the many wrongdoings of the CCP, but the climate blame on China is erroneous.

[@marlion6183]

@@timwilliams347 Shame on you

[@sprinkle9357]

This vedio shows me how you can report a positive thing in a negative way.

[@SromolKhmer]

Western media are infamous when it comes to something like this.

[@vipenis1667]

彭博的报道嘛，一点都不奇怪，不心阴阳怪气中国一把就不是美国的媒体了，老乡😂

[@jobaerlikhon7494]

yeh

[@fushikakime264]

you know,fool people.....

[@user-dk7vl6ck2i]

@@vipenis1667 比BBC还不要脸🤣

[@ruishuangfu7199]

I love how the massive hydropower chunk was omitted when she talks about renewable energy in china.

[@Alorio-Gori]

Away from the geopolitics for a moment, massive respect to China for developing how to build infrastructure almost better than any other country in the world.

[@cnoogs344]

Sheep sheep. China approved 43 new coal plants. Don't forget to put your blinders back on! sheep sheep

[@dfv671]

Base on CO2 per capita, the US is still by far the biggest polluter.

[@triss23199]

true. And as long as US cities, especially the suburban concepts are built around cars, that won't change quite so easily

[@haruyanto8085]

@@triss23199 forget cars, the meat industry is one of the biggest contributors

[@triss23199]

@@haruyanto8085 that's true. Cars are an issue as well though

[@jsmythib]

@@haruyanto8085 Human beings exhale about 3 billion tons of CO2 per year. Im pretty sure were next on the chopping block..

[@itookurmomlastnight6089]

@@jsmythib 🤣 stupido

[@user-fr3hy9uh6y]

The main difference is "China's willingness to invest in the future." I don't see that in the west.

[@autodidact537]

What're you talking about? It's just talk.

[@TheRichLA]

@@autodidact537 they act on it. Look at their domination in solar projects compared to us here at home.

[@sophisticatedthumb5364]

@@autodidact537 "its just talk" did you not see how 5 years after making the commitment they already doubled their renewable expansion?

[@XinghuLu]

@@autodidact537 just talk? have you even been to China? it's pretty much electric buses all over the places.

[@kenskens3815]

@@autodidact537 you can have a search about the electricity in Winter Olympics 2022.........

[@vetzrah4437]

Interesting how they said that China has a long standing pollution problem while showing cars driving on a freeway when they have 40 thousand kilometers of electric high speed rail, whereas the US has none and relies entirely on car traffic.

[@DarkwarriorJ]

Well, China does. That we also have said problem doesn't change the fact that they have the problem. It just means we better think about solving our own problem too.

[@Certago]

They also didn't show that most taxis for instance have been electric for a while... No worries, Chinese planners doesn't listen to western propaganda so they will be fine.

[@southernstar4117]

My father lost his factory, after 3 upgrades in the past 15 years, to keep up with the ever changing standards for emission. In the end, after so much money spent, the factory was forced to close down by the local government, due to it has failed the new policy standards, and the technology required for upgrading was way too much. 500 works lost their jobs. It hit my family finically, not in a small way. But when I spoke to my father, although he think the way to push out the policy could be more transparent and standardized, he also shows full support of the central government's goal, for the sake of the environment. Now, each year, my city is greener, sky is bluer, the street is cleaner, the water is purer. I wish one day the environment will return to what it once was, in my childhood memory.

[@user-qm8mk5ss2o]

政府一刀切的方式虽然效率很高，但是真的牺牲了不少少数群体。希望在更好的未来，一些机构能站出来，把这些资料搜集起来，让人们能记住这些被迫牺牲自己利益的人。

[@muhtadaali8847]

your father and nation is great. thinking beyond their own need. and for the future

[@chawkispam6359]

So the US, which population size is 4 times smaller than China, and outsources most of its manufacturing to east asia, only used 35% less energy than China? Interesting video, but I do not understand why you highlighting this.

[@fakenewspropagator7887]

The energy and resource consumption of America is just on another level. Every time I visit the country I just keep asking myself so many question: Why do you cool your rooms down to 17°C in summer, why do you drive cars twice as large as our, why do you prefer to live in energy wasting, car dependent, single house suburbs, ...

[@prolarka]

@@fakenewspropagator7887 They wanna go bankrupt, hence they doubled the money they owe with stimmy checks. Short term gratification > long term rewards, just like instinct creatures.

[@obsidianstatue]

the plant/crop that consumes the most water in the US are people's lawns

[@youngz13o]

Everyone in the South drives the equivalent of a NYC sized apartment around… hope that helps. Also the houses here are huge compared to East Asia, takes a lot of energy to heat/cool those homes

[@andrewmattox1233]

@@fakenewspropagator7887, Every time I see post like this, I ask myself: Why do other people care so much about what people in the US are doing?

[@benhardsim8629]

Why don't they put the emissions number on the per Capita basis ? and don't forget about the emissions from 19th-20th Century produced by western county.

[@Kevin-jz9bg]

I agree. China uses 35% more energy than the US, but they have four times the amount of people. It might be the biggest contributor to CO2 emissions but then again it's the world's most populous country.

[@crabman4736]

whose "they"

[@amazon4716]

They (everyone) tend to rewrite history.... It happens when another nation does what was already done. They are growing too fast.... must stop them... blah... blah.. blah.... The problem is China doesn't have another strong source of energy.... even in the nuclear power plant area. 🇺🇲✌

[@crabman4736]

@@amazon4716 WHO IS “THEY”

[@jasons4045]

@@Kevin-jz9bg they have the most HSR, forest plantation, wind energy, solar, EV, than the rest of the world combined as of now.

[@piero.scaruffi]

Sounds like a really smart, forward-thinking country building towards common prosperity! Wish we had that something like that in the states 👍

[@GjaP_242]

Primary energy sources take many forms, including nuclear energy, fossil energy -- like oil, coal and natural gas -- and renewable sources like wind, solar, geothermal and hydropower. Renewable energy is energy from sources that are naturally replenishing but flow-limited; renewable resources are virtually inexhaustible in duration but limited in the amount of energy that is available per unit of time. 8:50 Sources: Department of Energy; EIA

[@rodrigo_dmatoss]

The work done to distort ideas about China is impressive. What China did was simply invest seriously in a strategic objective for the country and the world and that is why it became this dominant. Nothing more than that. But here in the West, they treat China as an enemy and try to associate everything that is bad with its image. The right thing to do would be for the West to do its job and invest seriously in the energy transition instead of using excuses and harmful propaganda to try to diminish China.

[@joela.4058]

It’s a shame the US has and continues to neglect infrastructure. Much like neglecting education, these actions will catch up in the long run and put us at a major disadvantage

[@jms3827]

We spend nearly $800B on K-12 education yearly and we have the highest per student education spending in the world. Maybe infrastructure investments could be improved but the US allocates a lot more money to strategic areas like education than most people realize.

[@joela.4058]

@@jms3827 Then you would think we would have better rankings in math and science yet we fall behind to countries that spend significantly less. Maybe we need a massive overhaul of the education system and model it after countries who do better.

[@user-iq7en1lg3i]

@@jms3827 I think it's more relevant how many % of that investment actually gets used for its purpose. If there are more "administrative costs" going into pockets of other beneficiaries then those investments mean nothing.

[@CloudC-kj6kt]

remember，Emma has two mom

[@jms3827]

@@user-iq7en1lg3i And whose pockets are those funds going into. Only about 20% of education spending goes to things outside of the classroom like admin costs and security and even if you take that funding out if the equationwe would still be spending more than the vast majority of developed nations. I've done plenty of research on our education woes and it's not a funding issue. Even liberal leaning vox did an entire article talking about how us throwing more money at our education system hasn't improved our outcomes. And contrary to popular belief American teachers are either the highest paid or one of the highest paid compared to other countries in the world( although teaching as a career as not as lucrative anywhere in the world). If you think we need to throw even more money than we already do, I'm afraid that's the definition of insanity

[@0pTicaL]

16:04 "Will they (China) make it?" With that kinda of mentality it's no wonder it takes forever for the US to get anything done.

[@thecomment9489]

Yes like California HSR or repair and maintenance of falling apart US roads and bridges.

[@leafrika6520]

Yeah I don't think that should be the question totally agree with you it's more on the effort to make it than actually making it that should matter and we all know for one if anyone has a chance to make it China is definitely number 1 on that list

[@jascam1]

This is how a country takes care of its citizens rather than spend their tax dollars on destructive global wars. Much love to the Chinese people who put group above individuals.

[@aijazahmed2018]

Being in Pakistan and china as neighbour is a great blessing for green revolution. While watching this video on my dell computer, made in China with many rare minerals in it, from power from my solar panels, invertors and balance systems that were made in China, I have to say I am so very glad for the Chinese! Thank you so much for all of your hard work and dedication! I really appreciate all of your efforts!

[@sasakalak4681]

so, you stole a comment in a hope to fish for likes like they will change your life , pathetic.

[@davout5775]

Ok yet another paid bot 🤣🤣. Literally saw a comment just like this above 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@drinkwoter]

Yea lol i just saw them too

[@ankitchoudhary10]

gonna go and drink my woter thanks!@@drinkwoter

[@robertlan222]

This video would be much better if it focused more on the technical details from actual energy experts and injected less political commentary from journalists.

[@user-zy4tf9id1m]

No it would be Chinese propoganda if it is edited the way u suggest, u Chinese asset! 😄

[@iii2183]

@@user-zy4tf9id1m Getting details from real energy expert become Chinese asset? Then why making a video that don't talk about the detail of it's title? LOL

[@emmacares426]

You’re right it’s more of political than the real deal

[@1cecreampize197]

@@emmacares426 sad truth

[@maxdc988]

As a Western MSM, they have been very hard-pressed not to insinuate when it comes to China. lol

[@themoon4040]

Climate is a "we" issue, not "they". Will they make it? should be Will we make it?

[@user-ct9dq5dx7j]

U r right, it’s the thing for all of us, however Chinese government are planing for both itself and the world, while western governments are still taking a look only from a political view, this will be a real challenge for earth.

[@KrishnaAdettiwar]

@@user-ct9dq5dx7j bruh the US and Western countries are the ones reaching out to all the other countries to set goals to reduce emissions. They have set the most aggressive goals themselves & continually reach out to other countries to make sure they set similar goals too. I don’t know what you’re on but jeez lol talk about being brainwashed

[@gzuo5973]

Yes indeed…

[@penguinpingu3807]

@@KrishnaAdettiwar Western Countries in my opinion should have a much more easier time decarbonising, since they got the money and resources, as they are already industrialised. However, they aren't doing it in a quicker rate, they could have the potential to be carbon neutral in 2035 to 2040 if they focus on reducing carbon emissions. And they expect developing countries to catch up to them with much lesser money and shortage of needed technologies. And with crude oil prices riding high shouldn't the governments of these countries exploit this opportunity to do something to reduce dependence on oil?

[@biboloxo]

@@KrishnaAdettiwar Well, the US, and the West spent nearly 100 years polluting the Earth. They get rich because of that. That's why they can afford to talk about cleaning the Earth now while other poor countries still struggle to feed their own people.

[@user-vi5ox7ob2w]

On Zhihu, the Chinese version of quora, you can see discussions and debates about nuclear energy or other issues in China. It is not that there are no voices questioning nuclear energy, but it has been ignored by the Western media because of language barriers. Questions and protests against government policies and officials also exist. In China, there is a saying that a child who can cry gets milk. In fact, when the Western media attacked the Chinese government for having human rights issues in Xinjiang, they looked like fools from the Chinese point of view. China is indeed facing huge social structural problems, and those blind Western media who want to attack the Communist Party will only make up false lies.

[@KMZR]

couldn't be truer

[@World-of-Fireworks]

How are there so many Chinese bots here? You guys are easily detectable by talking about "the west" or "the USA" in almost every comment. What's with that obsession?

[@dannyboy8850]

China has been working on its green energy initiatives. Because of China's size it will take some time which is better than a lot of other countries doing very little if anything to cut down on carbon emission. 👍👍👍

[@World-of-Fireworks]

Chinas carbon emissions are rising, how are you talking about cutting down?

[@coryplum5375]

Chinese citizens' electricity consumption per capita is ONE FIFTH of US citizens. Don't forget this fact.

[@CariMachet]

This report that is actually a commercial for the staggeringly narcissist whining perspectives of western elites is just one example of how much the western elites lie … mostly to themselves

[@B121AN1]

Uh, I forgot.

[@haruyanto8085]

@@B121AN1 Now you remembered, thank the OP

[@B121AN1]

@@haruyanto8085 Forget again.

[@coryplum5375]

@Joseph Adam Chinese citizens' electricity consumption level are similar as British and Italians. It is US using far more electricities.

[@junyitfong7758]

When the west complained about China air pollution due to its world factory role, Chine took the courage and ambitions to change the course. Now, when it finally showcases some of its capabilities and results that it is en route to realizing its carbon neutral goal, the west freaks out. Calling it 'overdependence' on China and start to zero in other issues in order to stall China progress. Even the tittle of this video shows how inferior the west is against the rise of China. Why can't the west deliver something similar at a faster, cheaper and more quality output, given that the west has a head start of roughly 30 years (should be greater than this figure) ahead of China in terms of industrial and tech revolution??

[@thecomment9489]

Western noises have to be ignored if a country wants to develop. We in India have lots of this habit of deciding most of the things on the basis of what the NYT or Washington Post going to write about it or whether Wester politicians will approve of it or not and see where we are in comparison to China.

[@junyitfong7758]

@@thecomment9489 India has its own advantages and should further develop it rather than comparing itself to China, as both have different governance, for starters. Perhaps the first thing to do is to stay neutral to what the west mentioned from the media, analyze it and extract the main points and to see whether those points match to its own needs rather than the ones that please the west.

[@wanghui562]

@@thecomment9489 India produces many linguistic talents that succeed in a western political environment. In my opinion, China should hire Indians as diplomats like Singapore does.

[@kentershackle1329]

CAPTITALISM mentality..if it does not make BIG Profit.. their bright minds wont make effort to research and built

[@wanghui562]

@L C A The west has been talking about decoupling from China since 2015. A trade war later, has this occurred? Has Europe stopped purchasing Russian gas? Has China? Has India? There are geo-economic realities that ideologues must face. Some of the most economically productive and natural resource-rich regions of the world are authoritarian. Decoupling from all authoritarian governments means a less affluent west compared to Asia. I do not think this is acceptable to western egos. Implicit in the threat of decoupling is the assumption that the rest has more to lose than the west. This assumption is wrong.

[@jyoung8441]

China 4 times the population of US, plus many US consumed products manufactured in China. With all that and only 35% more energy consumption than US. If you take US + EU (combined population still lower than China), you get an entirely different picture.

[@jzeng2022]

Almost 10 years ago, many cities in China restricted car purchases, issuing licenses to a certain number of cars each year, and then letting prospective car buyers decide by lottery and pay a certain fee to buy a car, and many cities also restricted travel dates. China is vigorously developing electric vehicles, and the government will give certain subsidies to car buyers, and they are not restricted by car licenses. At the same time, China is also vigorously developing public transportation. The annual increase in subway mileage exceeds that of the rest of the world combined. Almost all buses are electric vehicles, and 30% to 50% of taxis have now been converted to electric vehicles. .

[@World-of-Fireworks]

Electric vehicles are the solution lol especially if your electricity comes from coal power plants. Great

[@user-qwertyuiopasdfghj]

only tier 1 cities like Beijing restricted the number of car licenses issued due to traffic jams. most did not

[@zebraimage]

@@World-of-Fireworks Electric vehicle is PART of the solution. It's not sufficient, but NECESSARY!

[@ameliah8164]

In addition, I noticed that when you mentioned China, the cities in the picture are always in fog, and many of them are natural water fog rather than pollution. Distortion and demonization as always. When I lived in China, there were many foggy days. At this time, I always thought that many media would describe it as air pollution.

[@ccm6198]

always expert in use of various filters to fit west agenda against and when truth always speak up for China.

[@lawrence5670]

No no, thats smog. I lived in Shanghai for ten years, and that was definitely smog. And Beijing was ten times worse. I would have black snot when I blew my nose in Northern China. Try to go for a run there. You'll choke to death..

[@znotft]

where did those replies go?

[@mukhtarsyajaratun1025]

@@znotft weird innit? its been like this since few days ago

[@greenlime1997]

America just cannot get over the fact that it’s no longer the worlds superpower so they will do anything they can to demonize China’s extraordinary rise. The denial among Americans is astounding. Your era of world hegemony is OVER, superpower status doesn’t last forever, all great powers to decline, it’s part of history, America needs to learn that.

[@ciaochao383]

FYI, nuclear power is widely accepted among Chinese. There isn't all those puedo science hype about nuclear being bad in China.

[@MF_JONES]

Yeah it was also accepted among the USSR, no coincidence

[@crabman4736]

Its not so much psuedo science, its just an issue with people being scared due to past accidents like 3 miles island, and even though its safe people dont like seeing it in thier neighborhood so city governments rarely approve of building them in their city.

[@MF_JONES]

It's textbook risk assessment - if the consequence of failure is high enough then the likelihood of failure has to be pretty much impossible

[@crabman4736]

@@MF_JONES luckily with thorium reactors they need a kickstart and can’t run away on its own, it’s pretty much impossible to have an accident with one of those

[@MF_JONES]

@@crabman4736 not in the average person's mind though, I guess that's the issue

[@Vladd0r]

Words can't describe how proud I am of China. Magnificent people

[@MaxpunchIDK]

As a german I would love it if my country would consider more modern and saver nuclear energy. I don't see a feasable other way to meat our climate goals. The hypocricy in our energy policy is embarassing.

[@ameliah8164]

From my experience living in China, the government makes long-term interest plans for the people, rather than being lobbied by existing wealth groups to prevent the development of new industries. And they don't have a messy party and government. This is not a perfect government, but it is absolutely efficient and beneficial to the people.

[@Vitapericolosa656]

I think if china was capitalist wouldnt have this development

[@noeynoey524]

Taiwanese always tell to China mailland people they need democracy and so called freedom goverment rather than the "efficient and beneficial to the people " goverment.

[@kkk66969]

@@Vitapericolosa656 china is capitalist under the disguise of communist

[@ulysse21]

BTW at 10:14 he says Chinese people has no right to protest when coming to express their opinion about nuclear energy. I wonder if in our "democratic" societies we have the right for exemple to say no to 5G...

[@polynesianwarrior2166]

@@Vitapericolosa656 if china is democracy they'll achieve more than this,cuz east asian descent are the Highest IQ race in this world

[@simonren4890]

Sometimes, you just have to respect China.

[@thecomment9489]

Western countries or rather NATO countries and their corporatist media should only find faults in policies of other countries to keep their populations brainwashed.

[@patrickweaver1105]

No you don't. There's nothing to respect about the CCP.

[@Lightning-lr4bz]

@@patrickweaver1105 Bruh just put politics aside for once ok?

[@patrickweaver1105]

@@Lightning-lr4bz It's not politics.

[@Lightning-lr4bz]

@@patrickweaver1105 yes it is the only reason u said that is cus the western media says we "dont have human rights" and " are helping russia" and "is ruining the world" just dont believe them ok its not true u can come take a look urself if u want

[@greenlime1997]

Quick note to Bloomberg: China already has won the future of energy, you see unlike in the Dysfunctional States of America, China is actually a country that gets things done. The difference (for example) between China’s major cities (Shanghai, Chengdu, Beijing) and America’s (Chicago, NYC, LA) is night and day.

[@gilangfaturrozy351]

2 times the amount of us' greenhouse gas emission with nearly 5 times more people is such a remarkable achievement considering how big the investment they made in renewable energies. If everybody in this world live like americans the world will be in a much more worse condition.

[@cooperpan]

I love how some Americans judge China and call out Beijing for its air quality while keep building more factories in China.

[@HedgehogZone]

Thankfully many countrys are closing down most of their factoris in china! We should do the same to china what we are doing to russia!

[@cooperpan]

@@HedgehogZone I mean they will definitely close their factories in the future if not now anyway since the labor is getting more expensive in China

[@donchen4906]

@@HedgehogZone and then you can't even afford to decorate your charismas tree

[@hpaul2864]

@@cooperpan China leads the World in AI (Artificial Intelligent Robot) - less need for Human Labour. And other countries will do the same as well.

[@janstaes2172]

@@cooperpan true, china now is outsourcing to vietnam

[@jebise1126]

well... china also has 4x the population of us so using only 35% more energy is still very little

[@CrazyGaming-ig6qq]

Wait a minute, so all the US had to do was multiply their population by 4 and make all those new inhabitants dirt poor? Et voila! Per capita problem no more!

[@indiancowpeedrinker9241]

India supooppower 2040!!!!

[@HTeo-og1lg]

According to this Bloomberg take, Brunei ought to be given the International Award for being the most morally responsible and kind country in the world for consuming the least amount of fossil energy, thus producing the least quantity of Carbon pollution. And Luxembourg is also the most morally responsible country, compared to Sweden, Norway, Finland, etc. When trying to solve the world's problem of impending climate change disaster, it would definitely help to be honest and not unjust. For example, the only relevant comparison ought to be consumption per capita. For even though the gardener in Brunei drives cars to mow the grass in your homes, the entire country has only 160,000 residents, and hence, Brunei produces less carbon pollution than 99% of countries in the world.

[@indeficit2]

10:05 There had been protests over plans for a nuclear plant in southern China, which actually led officials to relocate the plant.

[@thx1138sixnine]

You note that China consumes 35% more than the US ;er year but you did not put that in context. With 4.5 times the US population China is consuming much less per capita than the US. Our nation could have started shifting from petrol to sustainable energy in the 60's or 70's but we chose Greed instead of protecting the global environment.

[@gzuo5973]

i like the word you used, “greed”.

[@kaneanthony7724]

Another way to look at it is that China's GDP and economy is smaller than the US, yet they emit more C02. Its easy to cherry pick statistics. Fact is China is the largest emitter by far, and is increasing, whereas the US and Europe is decreasing.

[@wecare838]

@@kaneanthony7724 but also they working hard to actually reduce it as clearly shown by the documentary.

[@gzuo5973]

@@kaneanthony7724 Every developed country has been consuming a lot while they were “developing”. Europe, USA decades ago were the same， especially during the industrial revolution. its an inescapable process. So it’s not scientific to compare China’s consumption nowadays with Western countries nowadays.

[@danielma179]

​@@kaneanthony7724 GDP in this case is not a fair measurement in this case. China's economy is based on producing tangle goods, which has a high energy cost. Compare the energy cost in melting steel to make something, and the energy used by an office worker making marketing material. The US economy is service based so while technically an Instagram ad is worth the same economically as producing 2000 screwdrivers (hypothetically), the energy intake in generating that value is going to be far less than the making the screwdrivers. Also much of this energy demand for manufacturing is driven by American consumption, because China certainly isn't buying all of the iPhones its producing, so the west is basically offshoring the carbon emissions associated with their consumption to China by not manufacturing it onshore. The fact is that China uses less energy per person than the US and is also manufacturing most of the worlds goods which uses a lot of energy, and despite this they still generate more green energy than the US. Last time I checked, almost every American has a gas car they need to drive everyday because there is not even a shadow of public transportation anywhere and that fact isnt going to change in the next 20 years for most Americans. And once they finally come around to buying EVs where do you think all of the components are going to be made before getting assembled in a tesla gigafactory. Thats right, China.

[@tomkelly8827]

While watching this video on my apple computer, made in China with many rare minerals in it, from power from my solar panels that were made in China, I have to say I am so very glad for the Chinese! Thank you so much for all of your hard work and dedication! I really appreciate all of your efforts! Shie shie from Canada

[@thecomment9489]

Indeed.

[@cosmic7321]

xie xie*

[@garywang1856]

Happy to know there are normal people in Canada.

[@autodidact537]

Tom Kelly, You'll change your tune when the CCP is harvesting YOUR organs. LOL

[@sophisticatedthumb5364]

@@autodidact537 You'll change your tune when you realize your perception of China was all part of the US propaganda effort

[@cnexpat1009]

as a chinese citizen, i can tell u this, due to the much higher literacy of physics among current and even older gen of chinese population, we in general support building more Nuclear power stations. And we trust our new generation of nuclear scientist can achieve this goal flawlessly.

[@watchman835]

5:40 I am so proud as an American that we made China to sign the Paris agreement, then we swiftly withdraw from it hat rabbit hole in 2017. US is such a smooth operator.

[@yiminyu7131]

Pls who shame China for using more energy don’t realize that’s what comes with being the manufacturer hub. The US would be in a similar spot if it onshored all of its production

[@hclau362]

You have been misled. Learn something before commenting because you are falling into the Whiteman's trap. China has 1.4 billion people, USA has 340 million. Yet USA consumes only 35% less energy than China. It should consumes 300% less to be on the same consumption footing as China... Nothing about the manufacturing.. that is the fallacy bovine excrement the West wants you to swallow and you fell for it!!

[@tuckerbugeater]

USA better at making bioweapons. China must learn.

[@cinpeace353]

Similar spot? Would be way higher for sure. 😅

[@B121AN1]

I’m sorry, but I heard China was great at managing stuff, and there shouldn’t be any excuse that they couldn’t have saved energy and still producing a lot of stuff. I thought efficiency is part of Chinese characteristics.

[@hclau362]

@@B121AN1 They are, that's why their Per Capita Carbon is only 6.5 Tons... USA is 15.5 tons and Australia is 16.5 tons...

[@liztan8814]

When China puts their mind to a goal they will meet it. Strongly believe China will meet their net zero emission goals before USA.

[@liztan8814]

@L C A definitely agree. Some nordic countries are especially advanced. But media has kept the spotlight at China...... will take information from media with a pinch of salt.

[@stkwok1985]

@L C A No suprise if they can achieve ahead of China, they are "developed" counties. It is what they should achieve before China.

[@haruyanto8085]

@L C A who's spending the most on renewable energy development? Setting nice and fancy goals is cool but where's the action

[@JorgeLuis-ts6qp]

@L C A also our industrial revolution happened much before than the Chinese one.

[@georgia2727]

@L C A No chance that is gonna happen in 90% of europe. Maybe in sparsely populated countries like Iceland where they have abundance of Geothermal and Water dams. But mainland europe is far from being Net-zero. Noway they gonna get there in 2030

[@A_n_y_t_i_m_e]

China: we produce EVERYTHING. US: we have Facebook and Twitter.

[@tobyli52]

Very proud to be a Chinese. Total faith in the leadership

[@naruto6918]

I don't think China is producing that much green house gases as compared to USA and Europe considering total population as well as most of the manufacturing items... it's USA and Europe who are dangerously harming environment while raising questions on others 🥺

[@elliotm3600]

Haha

[@iii2183]

They don't mention about the ratio of population to emission. You realise they only mention China is the biggest producer of green house gases in the world with x amount. They will only mention the country and the "amount of emission" but not population comapred. This is a way of tactic in the news.

[@stevves4647]

@@iii2183 I'm not Chinese but its so obvious you can see right through their bull

[@amazon4716]

But we can blame them.... Done that since the last American regime. 🇺🇲✌

[@charlesdarwin4780]

You've gotta look at what it is that China burns too though. Greenhouse gases aren't bad when put next to some of the chemicals that China spews into the sky, stuff that literally eats the atmosphere from our Earth in real time. You ever hear of the hole in our atmosphere? Look it up, we came real close once.

[@TanSenYuan]

There is a very beautiful story behind these solar panels. These panels provide a lot of shading on the very dry and deserted lands they were built on, decreasing the amount of water that's evaporating. Gradually, some of the areas would have grass starting to grow, and soon after, people start farming sheep under the panels to prevent the grass from growing too much. This means solar panels are actually making deserted lands full of life again.

[@autodidact537]

Deserts don't have rainfall. Where will the water come from? Please do more research before making a comment in the future.

[@TanSenYuan]

@@autodidact537 Deserts do have rainfall, the problem is that the little rain they get quickly evaporates, so they always look dry. If you did any research, you'd know China's been planting grass and trees in deserts for decades by now.

[@PETE4955]

Actually it's the reverse. Soil without natural sunlight and photosynthesis losses its living natural bacterial and microbial life making the soil inert loosing its fertility.

[@huaihuai7267]

@@autodidact537 Your comment seems more ignorant

[@RANDOM24h]

Hope the sheep know that their farts are greenhouse gas😂🐑💨

[@jkm8286]

I very much agree with this video that reliance on the US for semiconductor supply and finance is the worst disaster the world has ever faced

[@gracieladoval]

Excellent project.Ideas.Working in a team achievements .A Lot to learn from You.

[@richardli1471]

35% more energy consumption VS 4x of the population…

[@majorkramer]

I would like to see more videos on how America is trying to go green instead of worrying about other countries. It's always china this & china that. We should all work together to make the narrative a united common goal regardless of what other countries may say about us.

[@CariMachet]

Western elite whiners always love an enemy

[@haruyanto8085]

Shhh don't question the narrative

[@liulo823]

Us government got money from US dollar-control global system and weapon business, that’s why they don’t allow anyone surpass them and do love wars.

[@tlowry6338]

USA will barely be relevant in a decade or two

[@shauryabisht9127]

US is prime emitter of CO2 for last 60-70 years and they blame other countries for global warming. the should be going to green first must be USA

[@michaelvanallen6400]

China produces gigantic quantities of PV modules, approx 350 GW in 2023 Around 2/3 of these were installed in China itself. *Last year it was 217 GW, around 6,5 TIMES that of the US (35 GW) & 4x EU (56 GW).*

[@evmorals6348]

I admire how Asia has renew their world, while us still still clueless.

[@giordanofranchetti8143]

Lols, how about a quarter of the world energy production as it has 25% of the population. The US? 4% of world population and 17% of world energy consumption. Also, I thought most of the intense energy consumption production is the US needs and makes for its oligarchs is probably the biggest component of emissions in China

[@haishan6418]

The fact is that most Chinese cities now set annual "blue sky targets", which reflect the ability of those in power to protect the environment. Nanjing(2021GDP: $256.942 billion), the capital of Jiangsu province , has 262 days in 2020, and 301 days in 2021.

[@icet6665]

@@World-of-Fireworks Another person who refuses to get their facts straight. One more time, China produces 30 percent of the world's products.

[@japhetomari5757]

@@World-of-Fireworks Are you referring to 600 million including children under the age of 16 and women who work as homemakers without having to work? China now earns over 6000 to 90000 in income from slacking off for a month by delivering goods

[@World-of-Fireworks]

@@japhetomari5757 sure

[@iliketacos6067]

oh bloomberg, you always make me blush with your lush camera angles and proper production techniques. Thanks for creating a documentary. cheers mates

[@jonathaneffemey944]

Thanks for posting.

[@hoodrobin4397]

Chinese are humble, and not make empty promise, when they say the can, they will.

[@hoodrobin4397]

like space station, or mars rover.

[@thecomment9489]

@@hoodrobin4397 yep

[@ameliah8164]

10:15 The Chinese people do not oppose nuclear power plants, nor do they oppose mobile payment and CCTV for security purposes. Most Chinese people tend to be pragmatic.

[@dominikdolezal5066]

not pragmatic, chinese have no choice than to obey their goverment - fear of being imprisoned there is daily reality

[@samdherring]

We don't know because they can't protest..

[@ameliah8164]

@@samdherring This is a misunderstanding. I am Chinese. Our weibo（chinese ver. Twitter） and tiktok is full of people's views and criticisms on current affairs and policies. The government sometimes adopts those reasonable parts. Even for some large-scale projects (such as nuclear power plants or waste disposal stations), private hearings will be held many times when formulating policies. Your view is a typical Western brainwashing propaganda. You really don't know this because the media doesn't report it. You don't know because you don't know Chinese, but most young Chinese know basic English.

[@whtxdxu7331]

@@samdherring in fact we can, it just need to be organized tho most of the western media wont be showing that

[@karmin8746]

@@samdherring it's true that we can't really protest against the government, but nuclear energy is not the same, as far as i know, most Chinese people have nothing against nuclear energy.

[@blacked2987]

*Argentina and Chile need to work together...both in terms of geothermal energy as well as military and hi tech sectors* 🇦🇷🇨🇱

[@onosnow6500]

Well, China now have achieve their target of getting 50% of their energy from renewable energy. Originally, the target was set to be achieve by 2025 and we are now in 2023, which mean, 2 years ahead of the schedule. In fact, more than 51% of their energy comes from renewable source. It is quite impressive.

[@zodiacfml]

the West's negativity on carbon emissions of China is baffling, more like jealousy or bitter. China's efforts on carbon emissions and renewables are staggering as though they don't need to be told what to do but actually show what can be done at the limits of capital, technology, and etc..

[@World-of-Fireworks]

Yeah right 🤣👍🏻

[@user-kf3zv8ps6q]

Perhaps too many lies have been exposed in the West, and this video tries hard to be objective. But as a Chinese who has lived out of China for almost 10 years, I still feel their arrogance and prejudice. English is not my native language, but I can appreciate the effect of certain words in negatively characterizing China.

[@phunweng962]

Just like how Chinese in weibo talk about the west lol. Glad that Great translate movement is a thing.

[@amazingk9921]

It's simple, Weibo is gonna let US get a taste of their own medicine.

[@satoshi9704]

@@phunweng962 lol,it has been banned by twitter,so funny

[@seanogallchoir3237]

Is the Chinese language Linear or non linear? The English language is linear.

[@user-kf3zv8ps6q]

@@seanogallchoir3237 not sure what do you mean "linear".

[@Am-mo2iq]

China is focusing on their own country business, on the other hand the US is focused on the other country's business.

[@JAn-og6lu]

when China says he will finish some goals in some days, he mean he definaly will

[@vernonzhou7454]

energy comsumption per capita of China is far less that of the US. Bear in mind.

[@vorlon81]

25% of the world energy supply but only 35% more than the united states with 4 times the population. America is not very Energy efficient is it.

[@MF_JONES]

Because the US is thriving. There's a clear correlation between thriving populations and energy consumption, common sense

[@dongxuzhou4661]

At per capita level, each American produce twice as much as each Chinese. 😁

[@crabman4736]

@@dongxuzhou4661 "enjoy" twice as much too

[@vorlon81]

@@MF_JONES I think you misunderstood thriving with being energy inefficient.

[@MF_JONES]

@@vorlon81 so I guess north Korea is energy efficient then, you're saying that country should be the blueprint?

[@geraldwatts5492]

Where I live in China (Hangzhou), they have electric bikes, cars, and even busses! I might daresay that 10 to 20% of cars I see out and about are electric. Teslas are especially popular here, but there are countless other Chinese electric car brands that are even more affordable for the common people. And a large percentage of people travel between cities via electric powered high speed train. Of course there's still a long way to go in terms of providing that electricity in a clean way, but the Chinese lifestyle is already changing towards electric and that will make the transition much easier in the long run. Even in small villages, people still use electric bikes, even if car dependence is a bit higher. So this is not just about urban lifestyle. And by the way, the air is absolutely pleasant here in summer, winter maybe about as bad as LA. It's been improving though, in the several years I've been here already.

[@cedric3379]

I always find it funny how people in the states and Brits would accuse China of energy and emission, it's so easy to tell who should be changing their lifestyle for the planet if you ever been to China and see how people live.

[@williamy45]

This is common in Chinese management. Goals have to be set high enough so that they look unachievable. This is to put dreams in people to drive innovation and motivation. In the end even if we miss the target, we will still be substantially near our goals. In traditional Chinese teaching, there is a proverb which all Chinese know - An old man tried to move mountains. Set a high goal, and have generations to achieve it.

[@crhu319]

"We choose to go to the Moon in this decade... because they are hard."

[@cinpeace353]

China will be able to do it for sure. The way I see it is China often make achievable goals and conservative estimates in this kind of matters, contrary to what you have just said.

[@vincent_hall]

That's the thing about huge, audacious goals, you might fail, but getting 10% of the way there could already be fantastic, better than anyone else.

[@heyhoe168]

Probably. But leaders should have a clear vision of what is possible.

[@bobunkal1623]

@@heyhoe168 agree, but, since no one can predict the future, long term goals will always come with objective adjustments along the way which helps with achieving target, as close as possible. The key is to have the vision and courage to set such goals in the first place.

[@bobdeverell]

China is heavily involved in 4th gen nuclear development, particularly MSR. My understanding is once 4th gen MSR technology is available and being mass produced in factories, we will see it replacing the existing wind and solar.

[@yanlu4252]

So proud of China with its new energy revolutionary goal! No matter if the goal can be realized, China dare to make it and hard working for it, that is admired action!

[@user-ju9db4ps1u]

13:31 The word "dependence" makes globalization impossible. When Chinese companies are surrounded by various "sanctions", globalization becomes impossible. China will think about how to get rid of its "dependence" on the United States. The same Europe After getting rid of the "dependence" on Russian energy, but he is facing the "dependence" on American energy, how can you achieve independence? Globalization is to reduce production costs, but "sanctions" make globalization die.

[@lowxinpuimr5213]

Pollution should be measured on a per capita basis not by country.

[@donmanuel5607]

Great Video! Love it!

[@yunl204]

I was born and raised in China, but have lived in California in the past 2 decades. California also has a goal to reach carbon neutrality by 2045... Based on my past experiences, my bet is China will be there first.

[@chriswilson8288]

Can China make it? Have you ever seen China didn't meet the promises they made? Chinese has the philosophy that you keep your promise once you made (言必行，行必果）。

[@ADeeSHUPA]

言必行 行必果

[@arvcalculator4148]

Keeping promises is a foreign concept to Western type of "democracy" where winning the popularity contest is the main goal. It is such sad state of affair when China bashing is the best way to win the popularity contest; even better than addressing real shared problems such as crumbling infrastructures

[@PETE4955]

Yep like admitting Tiananmen square killings .

[@dannwing4224]

Thank u, Sir. U understand Chinese, Chinese culture & history. There are few who are too busy, too lazy / too crazy to learn Chinese history. ( No need to go too far because we're all too busy, just the last 100 years, see what the Chinese have been through.) We all know "Do what I say, not what I do". Check the guys' resumes.

[@zhengqiliu8857]

@@PETE4955 Can't a country have bad events in your eyes? Which country has no such incident? Forget about 9 / 11? This is a harmonious comment area. Your comments should not appear

[@user-iq7en1lg3i]

"China is world's largest greenhouse gas emitter. There is no way to tackle climate change unless China reduces its emission". This was the moment when I realized that this video is biased. And how many % of world's goods are produced in China by foreign companies for their people? Come on man. You can't just blame China for world's energy usage. We are all responsible.

[@zxcvb7653]

How is that biased? They are simply pointing out that China (geographically) produces X amount of green house gasses. A very fact based approach. It's a neutral comment, even if you don't agree, you could tell their INTENTION is to make it as neutral as possible. Try to not assume everyone is always picking a side.

[@undefined69695]

Ah the hypersensitive nationalist, seeing insult everywhere.

[@zxcvb7653]

@@undefined69695 Yep i picked a side even though I literially just said not everyone needs to always pick a side. Whoops you caught me red handed I apologise for pretending to make a neutral comment :(

[@lc285]

Yes. I observed the same. China is the world's factory. As the world de-globalizes all nations can focus on rebuilding their own factories, and deal with pollution more- fairly.

[@rensuzugamori2531]

a great example is lets say you have 10 offices but all the administrative costs go to only 1 of the offices. You would say "wow that office is so unprofitable, their costs are too high" but in reality, all 10 offices rely on that one office who bears the costs. China is bearing the environmental cost of all the goods we buy and consume. If China wasn't our factory, another country would become our factory and the net pollution wouldn't change

[@yaqoobattal]

Europe and US were emitting enormous amount of greenhouse gases and nobody complained about it but suddenly……😅

[@mocbew428]

I have been to a village in the mountains along the coast of China. In the valley is an old village with a history of 300 years. On the top of the mountain is a 100 meter high pure white wind turbine, just like a pillar in the sky, which is very surrealistic

[@brucemon4525]

Please note that China has population of 1.4 billion before you criticize her energy consumption .

[@bingzhao9314]

only usa people has the right to use amount of energy. others are damage the environment

[@whtxdxu7331]

@@bingzhao9314 World something bad happen: Usa in movies: save the world, by throwing a nuke Irl rest of the word: come on do something Usa start invading anything with oil

[@danielpalwisegamer]

people shouldnt forget that besides clean energy we still need clean manufacturing, manufacturing anything still can impact the enviroment heavilly for years

[@asandax6]

There's no such thing as clean anything. Everything we do has positives and negetives.

[@mrrey8937]

how much does it impact it and for how many years? you just cant spout out these tid bits of information without understanding it. One nuclear plant can save 470 million metric tons of CO2 emissions as opposed to fossil fuels. According to the Paris Accord, we need to deliver 1 Gigatons of negative emissions globally by 2025 to keep within a target of 1.5C temperature change before climate change becomes a significant problem for humanity. All the EV's, Solar, Wind could not even come close to that......but Nuclear can. With the advent of small reactors, you can build hundreds with the next 10 years then, we could work on the manufacturing and other areas of concern.

[@potatonoodlebear8035]

Oh. Then you need to know about China's strict policy for manufacturing factory. Every factory is checked for pollution emission, and will be fined heavily if not met(Very heavily). And will be cut off power if still not obeyed. I know this is definitely happening at least at Pearl River delta. Not sure if this is happening for other industrial areas.

[@shahrukhkhan8307]

Can Europe start doing that? Europe still uses gas to heat their homes. So don't push China to do everything, start working on ur own and leave China alone.

[@mrrey8937]

@@shahrukhkhan8307 Chyna is the highest producer of CO2 in the world. Get knowledge and facts, dont be a clown

[@LindemanRichard]

As a video in 2022, it actually uses materials from Chinese factories around 1990. The ideological manipulation is really pitiful

[@Suburp212]

i wish all countries would simply invest the same level of funding into renewables

[@andreashauschild7757]

I hate it when people say China is the biggest polluter. Technically it is true, but you have to judge pollution by population. And many countries, including the USA is polluting twice as much as china per persona. China has done a great job in implementing green energy, it is leading in every part of it.

[@nehcooahnait7827]

It is not even technically true lol

[@Lululemon2023]

China has the largest population and is the largest manufacturing center in the world. So China’s emission rate should be calculated on a per capita basis, and after excluding emissions arising from goods destined for export.

[@crhu319]

Correct..

[@ericliume]

This will be the most objective way of calculation.

[@gregmccain343]

Fascinating!

[@heomappro1]

1.4B people vs 330M people, but energy consumed only 35% more? whose appetite of energy is enormous?

[@Gepap3]

The ominous music is pretty absurd. More importantly, most of humanity does not live in "the West", and the entire globe needs to get to net zero emissions, and increased Chinese production of green energy will make it affordable to places like South East Asia, Latin America, and Africa.

[@user-ct9dq5dx7j]

Right, if this is a western monopoly company, they will rise their prize until poor countries need to pay the same prize as their Total internal educational funding

[@Nill757]

If “ominous music” ever appropriate for climate emissions a nation, then clearly China is the place. It still has many new coal plants under construction, and could easily be on track to emitting half the worlds carbon w under a fifth of the population. There’s no suggestion here that most of population lives in the west. Chinese forced labor in a camp w a million people being used to make 80% of the worlds PV (of which the price of Si cells has risen dramatically) is nothing to applaud. If any clean energy model is to be applauded, it’s the *existing* model of France, Ontario, Sweden.

[@xansuswanka2859]

When china announced a statement you know it will be achieved !

[@PETE4955]

In theory

[@philipwan2266]

They have the will to do it and they have walked the talk.

[@multipolarworldorder]

China has new technology batteries for EVs which are a game changers in my view. Tesla is using Chinese batteries in some vehicles. Toyota will use the Chinese BYD chassis and blade battery for its Toyota EVs I have read.