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How Xi sparked China’s electricity revolution | Beijing’s aggressive pursuit of energy self-sufficiency could give it the upper hand in the trade war with the US

c/world · u/silence7@slrpnk.net · 46 points

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Very roughly, the plan to get rid of fossil fuels looks like:

  • Generate electricity without burning stuff
  • electrify everything we can

* Stop doing the few things we can't electrify

So this is a big deal in terms of getting where we need to go.

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u/NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io · 2 points

Especially China because its oil supply is basically at America's mercy in a serious military conflict.

u/Gsus4@mander.xyz · 9 points

Any serious country would want to wean itself off of the geopolitical risks of depending on fossil fuels.