silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 4 months agoRecord solar growth keeps China’s CO2 falling in first half of 2025www.carbonbrief.orgexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up194cross-posted to: environment@beehaw.orgupliftingnews@lemmit.online
arrow-up194external-linkRecord solar growth keeps China’s CO2 falling in first half of 2025www.carbonbrief.orgsilence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square11fedilinkcross-posted to: environment@beehaw.orgupliftingnews@lemmit.online
minus-squareAvid Amoeba@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-24 months agoI understand the importance of this achievement, but I have to ask - at what cost? E: /s
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·4 months agoA pretty modest one actually. Its more expensive and damaging to burn coal than to install solar.
minus-squareAvid Amoeba@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6·4 months agoIt’s a sarcastic statement meant to lampoon China-bad rhetoric which typically contrasts any positive Chinese achievement with the phrase “but at what cost,” followed by unrelated allegations about human rights violations.
minus-squareAvid Amoeba@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 months agoNot your fault. It’s always a gamble. 😄
I understand the importance of this achievement, but I have to ask - at what cost?
E: /s
A pretty modest one actually. Its more expensive and damaging to burn coal than to install solar.
Was being sarcastic. 😅
What kind of cost are you expecting?
It’s a sarcastic statement meant to lampoon China-bad rhetoric which typically contrasts any positive Chinese achievement with the phrase “but at what cost,” followed by unrelated allegations about human rights violations.
Ahh, I just missed the sarcasm
Not your fault. It’s always a gamble. 😄