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China climate envoy says phasing out fossil fuels 'unrealistic' (www.reuters.com)

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The complete phasing-out of fossil fuels is not realistic, China's top climate official said, adding that these climate-warming fuels must continue to play a vital role in maintaining global energy security.

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[–] Syldon@feddit.uk 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nothing is going to change with inaction. We all need to be proactive in this change. Simply stating we cannot, because we have not done enough in the past, should not mean we must carry on in that fashion.

[–] zephyreks@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

China is still leading in solar, wind, nuclear, and hydro deployment...

I'm sure China would be happy to harness geothermal too, but they don't really have dense geothermal capacity to exploit.