IEA: Declining coal demand in China set to outweigh Trump's pro-coal policies(carbonbrief.org)
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IEA: Declining coal demand in China set to outweigh Trump's pro-coal policies
https://www.carbonbrief.org/iea-declining-coal-demand-in-china-set-to-outweigh-trumps-pro-coal-policies/
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We can hope the cost trajectory of solar and batteries continues for the next 10+ years as that is what most likely to make oil, gas and coal uneconomical rather than all use stopping
I don't know how to put it, but the narrative around "cancelling out" (in the article, not the title) carbon makes me uncomfortable. Language such like this makes the problem of global co2 emissions seem less dire than it really is. I mean it's good work (not in the US) is being done on the problem, but nature doesn't care about "cancelling out" co2. It's just so frustrating seeing such a dirty source of energy being continued to be used.