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hihitsdumb | on: Ireland shuts last coal plant, becomes 15th coal-free country in Europe (2025)
Nobody is building new coal plants...

...except China, who is building coal plants at a pace never seen in history. Are they dumb, or...?

tpm | parent
They are replacing old dirty plants. Actual coal burned is not rising anymore.
hihitsdumb | root | parent
So they are building new coal plants.
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