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China’s strange endorsement of “net zero”
By Duggan Flanakin |April 14th, 2021|Energy|23 Comments

You have to hand it to Xi Jinping. The Chinese “president for life” last September schmoozed the royalty of the United Nations with his unexpected pledge that his country aims “to have CO2 emissions peak before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality (Net Zero) before 2060.”

Xi then urged other nations “to pursue innovative, coordinated, green and open development for all” through rapid deployment of new technologies so as to “achieve a green recovery of the world economy in the post-COVID era and thus create a powerful force driving sustainable development.”

The eloquent sage, confident that the mantle of world leadership was passing from the United States into his hands, concluded his prepared remarks as follows:

https://www.cfact.org/2021/04/14/chinas-strange-endorsement-of-net-zero/

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Re: China’s strange endorsement of “net zero”
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2021, 01:58:48 pm »
What is so strange about it?  They have proven time and again what they say and what they do are not necessarily the same.  In this case, they are perfectly happy for the US and NATO to spend their money trying to solve a problem that can't be solved.  It's like trying to figure a way to fly to the sun at night so it won't be as hot. :woohoo: