China is committed to using renewable and clean energy for everything. Putting tariffs on the dirty energy sources, not only are they sticking the USA in the gut, they’re also accelerating the switch-over to clean energy by making dirty energy sources expensive. I think this is an absolute win for China.
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Honestly, they should leave those fossil fuel tariffs in place indefinitely. Don’t threaten me with a cleaner environment.
i wish that the article spent some time explaining what the impacts are since china gets so much of coal and lng internally.
good call. reuters is providing a bit of that:
China's total LNG imports have been averaging around 6.5 million tons a month recently, meaning the U.S. is supplying in a range between 4% and 12% of the total.
Official customs data showed China's total coal imports averaged 45.2 million tons per month in 2024, making the U.S. little more than a fringe supplier.