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kristopher

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3. Thanks, it's great.

Reply to OKIsItJustMe (Reply #2)

Sat Dec 17, 2011, 03:21 PM

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China keen on action in global efforts against climate change [View all] OKIsItJustMe Dec 2011 OP

FYI, your formatting on DU3 seems to yield a different result kristopher Dec 2011 #1

Noted OKIsItJustMe Dec 2011 #2

Thanks, it's great. kristopher Dec 2011 #3

30 years ago who could have imagined... kristopher Dec 2011 #4

You do seem to run hot and cold on China, don't you? FBaggins Dec 2011 #5

No, I don't. kristopher Dec 2011 #8

You seem to have a creative memory. FBaggins Dec 2011 #9

And you are making things up out of whole cloth. kristopher Dec 2011 #11

They plan to have 400 GWe by 2050. joshcryer Dec 2011 #12

When was that "plan" announced? kristopher Dec 2011 #15

It's been on the table for a few years now, I think 2007? In any event... joshcryer Dec 2011 #20

What happens if by 2015 the price of solar generated electricity is far less than nuclear? kristopher Dec 2011 #23

Probably not. joshcryer Dec 2011 #28

What a chauvanistic, arrogant claim. kristopher Dec 2011 #32

Got any data to suggest otherwise? joshcryer Dec 2011 #34

I'm still having a hard time pscot Dec 2011 #6

I'll believe it when I see it Dead_Parrot Dec 2011 #7

30 years ago, who could've imagined 3.0C was actually a "reasonable" target? joshcryer Dec 2011 #10

Your meaning is...? kristopher Dec 2011 #13

The goalposts keep moving? joshcryer Dec 2011 #14

That is possible. kristopher Dec 2011 #16

Retiring plants are being retired for inefficiency, not to phase out coal. They will double coal... joshcryer Dec 2011 #18

How about some hard numbers from a reputable source? kristopher Dec 2011 #21

Here: joshcryer Dec 2011 #22

I'm looking for hard data to tell you and me what is happening in China kristopher Dec 2011 #24

WEO supports my claim. Let's see support for your claims. joshcryer Dec 2011 #26

BTW, I knew you'd shit on the sources rather than refute them. joshcryer Dec 2011 #27

What was I supposed to refute? kristopher Dec 2011 #31

You are claiming I am wrong or that my statements aren't supported. joshcryer Dec 2011 #33

It appears they have closed 71 GWe of old coal-fired plants since 2006 NickB79 Dec 2011 #25

Thanks but an associated note of caution kristopher Dec 2011 #29

Let's see your sources, please. joshcryer Dec 2011 #30

Thanks for the warning. I found the info through Google, so I wasn't familiar with the source. nt NickB79 Dec 2011 #35

The source they use is EIA, which has historically underestimated China. joshcryer Dec 2011 #37

No 100% guarantee... Bob Wallace Dec 2011 #17

Yes, the externalized costs of coal will be solved with geoengineering. joshcryer Dec 2011 #19

Russian fossil exports to China WEO 2011: joshcryer Dec 2011 #36