The U.S. has traditionally taken a key leadership role, but Donald Trump’s return has thrown that into doubt.
  • gcheliotis@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    22 hours ago

    As far as I know China is not only the largest economy or about on par with the US, but has also made huge strides in renewables, so this makes sense actually, much as we are not used to hearing international bodies inviting China to lead. I would go as far as saying this is a case of China already leading the world - at least at home, not sure how clean or energy-efficient their offshore projects are.

    • wurzelgummidge@lemmy.worldEnglish
      22·
      12 hours ago

      much as we are not used to hearing international bodies inviting China to lead.

      There is much you don’t hear about China because it doesn’t fit the official narrative, and much you do hear which is distorted and/or unsubstantiated and/or simply untrue from western corporate media.

      • angrystego@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        4 hours ago

        Also China recently started producing freons again. I thought we got rid of that problem for good, but no…

      • mctoasterson@reddthat.comEnglish
        3·
        4 hours ago

        Most of the consumption excesses people on Lemmy condemn the US for, are enabled and facilitated by China. The entire “disposable crap” culture is only possible because of China and its cheap manufacturing base, and lesser standards of health, safety, environmental protection, etc.

        • Avid Amoeba@lemmy.caEnglish
          1·
          2 minutes ago

          I don’t buy that.

          There’s plenty of disposable crap manufactured outside of China including the US. I’m pretty sure if China along with all cheap labor destinations disappeared in cloud or smoke tomorrow, the US multinationals who made their shit there would invest in equipment to make it in the US with less labor and lower the environmental standards to do it, perhaps use internment camped, undocumented immigrant labor. The southern right-to-work, deregulationist states already serve this purpose. Ford is building their new factories in Kentucky, not Michigan.

          Another point against is that a lot less disposable crap is consumed in the EU which has just as much access to the China’s manufacturing base.

          And so I’m pretty sure this problem isn’t a China problem but a US problem. A systemic one.

  • nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    4·
    22 hours ago

    Haven’t they already been? The US talks good but then doesn’t follow through. Didn’t China actually put up record numbers of wind and solar fields?

  • disguy_ovahea@lemmy.worldEnglish
    16·
    1 day ago

    I’m sure there won’t be any financial impact from the largest global manufacturer converting their means of production to renewable energy sources.

    Way to “stick it to China,” Trump.