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minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoChinese carbon emissions may have peaked this year and they’ve deployed more renewables than the rest of the world combined.
minus-squareUlrich@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoThat’s because they’re also heavily subsidizing that industry out of self-interest. That’s the “emerging markets” I mentioned above.
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agoWhich sounds like a good idea for everybody. Maybe other countries should do the same thing. I’m no fan of West Taiwan but they’re doing a lot more to decarbonize than most other major economies.
minus-squareAmberskin@europe.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoThey are subsiding the deployment of clean energy sources? Good for them. And good for the world.
minus-squareUlrich@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·5 days agoSure, it’s great for everyone, right up until it’s not anymore because they’ve erased the competition and then jacked up the prices to the point that common people can’t afford them, and further driven down workers’ wages in the process. Is no one else familiar with the concept of Predatory Pricing?
Chinese carbon emissions may have peaked this year and they’ve deployed more renewables than the rest of the world combined.
That’s because they’re also heavily subsidizing that industry out of self-interest. That’s the “emerging markets” I mentioned above.
Which sounds like a good idea for everybody. Maybe other countries should do the same thing.
I’m no fan of West Taiwan but they’re doing a lot more to decarbonize than most other major economies.
They are subsiding the deployment of clean energy sources?
Good for them. And good for the world.
Sure, it’s great for everyone, right up until it’s not anymore because they’ve erased the competition and then jacked up the prices to the point that common people can’t afford them, and further driven down workers’ wages in the process.
Is no one else familiar with the concept of Predatory Pricing?