Does anyone remember the "but what about China" retort by denialists any time we asked for fossil fuel reduction?
this post was submitted on 21 Aug 2025
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they still do this, by insisting on looking at total instead of per capita data
That's insane, kudos to them
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.
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. 😄
China installs solar farms without cables attached to make such claims in the recent past.
genius, because why would they bother doing and paying for all the work, and then just not bothering plugging it in?
that's China for ya (I don't think critically about the information that's presented to me)
ah yes journalists and scientists but it seems you forgot the most important axiom of all: CHINA. BAD