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China's state subsidies in green technologies significantly higher than those in EU and OECD countries, distorting competition, researchers say (www.intereconomics.eu)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Why not subsidize genuinely green tech in other countries too?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

No no, better to whine about how China isn't playing fair and continue not doing anything

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

It'd be interesting to know how much of that is a mercantilist attempt to capture market share in other countries (i.e., dumping) and how much is reflective of a sincere effort by the Chinese government to address the climate crisis.

I suspect it's the former, since alongside China's renewables investment, China's emissions of greenhouse gases continue to grow, as does its consumption of coal.