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China expects to OK 6-8 nuclear power units per year in green energy drive (www.reuters.com)
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[–] [S] 13 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Here's the energy mix China's planning on by 2060, nuclear is around 19% so looks like it's roughly on target https://www.visualcapitalist.com/chinas-energy-transition-in-5-charts/

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    I had thought that China was expected to abandon fossil fuels by 2060, but 14% of the total energy will still be derived from fossil fuels. Maybe that is a more realistic outlook on things, though.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago

    2060 is their net zero target. 10 years behind the West, but I'm incredibly confident that one of those is just tortured numbers with carbon offsets like buying trees that will never be cut down. I'll let you guess which

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