WRITTEN BY JOHN HAYWARD ON APR 22, 2022. POSTED IN LATEST NEWS
World’s Worst Polluter China Massively Increases Coal Production
Chinese state media announced on Wednesday that coal production will increase by a whopping 300 million tons in 2022 to “ensure energy supplies,” making a mockery of Beijing’s breezy promises to climate change activists.
The Chinese Communist government enjoys lecturing the rest of the world about climate change and signing high-profile global warming treaties with gullible and opportunistic Western leaders like President Joe Biden, but when the rubber hits the road, China’s steely-eyed rulers will do whatever it takes to keep their factories humming. [bold, links added]
If that means burning epic amounts of high-pollution coal, both within China’s borders and across its Third World interests, then so be it.
https://climatechangedispatch.com/worlds-worst-polluter-china-massively-increases-coal-production/