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NNadir

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1. China is building coal plants? But...but...but...HYDROGEN!!!!

Reply to hatrack (Original post)

Fri Apr 17, 2026, 08:46 AM

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In 2025, , according to Carbon Brief, China was building 94.5 GW of new coal power plants.

This represents a 10 year high in new coal plant construction.

We need some pictures of floating solar cells along with a picture of a hydrogen bus with Chinese characters next to a big "H₂ so we can pretend it's not happening.

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