As the impact of global warming becomes more obvious, you might expect countries to step up climate action and preparation, but we’re seeing the opposite happen
China is number one followed closely by the USA as number two. A larger percentage of our energy comes from renewables than china and we burn SIGNIFICANTLY less coal. 2024 we burned 411 million tons and China burned about 4.5 billion. Make the per capita argument all you want, 4.5 billion is still 4.5 billion and 411 million is still 411 million. You’re absolutely right, the demand is one of the bigger issues nobody knows what to do about.
China is number one followed closely by the USA as number two. A larger percentage of our energy comes from renewables than china and we burn SIGNIFICANTLY less coal. 2024 we burned 411 million tons and China burned about 4.5 billion. Make the per capita argument all you want, 4.5 billion is still 4.5 billion and 411 million is still 411 million. You’re absolutely right, the demand is one of the bigger issues nobody knows what to do about.