Part of me understands. Coal is a source of energy available domestically. "China's dependence of energy imports rose from 9% in 2014 to more than 20% in 2016." There seems to be no end to the demand for more energy in China. So why not try to maximize what resources you have at hand?
But China is also a signatory to the Paris Climate Accords. And it bugs me that I'm supposed to give up plastic straws while much of the world seems content to let China slide on saying they are committed to "green" energy and "clean coal".
Yup, irks me no end. Send Greta to China, she'll quickly learn what "Who gives a crap?" means...
ReplyDeleteNo you can't do that - that would be culturally insensitive (and wouldn't help with fund raising)
ReplyDeleteSame with Amnesty International. Can't send them to China to document the government's treatment of Muslims or to Hong Kong to document repression of the protesters (that would also hurt fund raising - better to stick to bashing the USA and Israel than speak the truth)