According to Greenpeace, China has already approved more coal projects this year than it did in the entirety of 2021
, when coronavirus restrictions were still having an effect on the economy. More often than not, this is done in the name of improving energy security and avoiding future blackouts, the NGO said in a recent report.
“Summer is around the corner, and there’s a long list of energy infrastructure fixes needed all around China, but throwing more coal at the wall isn’t one of them,” said Greenpeace East Asia climate and energy campaigner Xie Wenwen. “China’s electric grid doesn’t lack generation capacity. The grid lacks adequate flexibility and responsiveness. These problems will continue to inhibit electricity transfer and storage until we face them head on.”, a U.K.
For some, the increasing heat and frequency of disasters like droughts and flooding has underlined the growing effects of climate change on the world’s worst polluter. Ms. Zhang said climate change “used to be more of a vague concept for me,” but was now feeling increasingly urgent. She said she had worked to instill environmental knowledge among her students, and hoped the next generation would be more conscious of this issue.
But Dr. Chen said there is still limited awareness in China, as the country lacks the type of independent environmental NGOs that drive the conversation elsewhere in the world. “I do not see any huge pressure from the public when it comes to cutting carbon emissions,” he added. “Although China is threatened by the consequences of climate change, most people don’t realize how vulnerable they are.”
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