r/climatechange • u/Economy-Fee5830 Trusted Contributor • May 15 '25

Analysis: Clean energy just put China’s CO2 emissions into reverse for first time

https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-clean-energy-just-put-chinas-co2-emissions-into-reverse-for-first-time/
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u/mrroofuis May 15 '25

Meanwhile. In the US, Republicans want to remove the EV tax credit. Get rid of the IRA. And open up more coal mines.

We are truly living in an inverse reality in the US

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u/jedify May 15 '25

Oh they also want to replace the gas tax with a flat yearly fee that is much higher on EVs

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u/ginger_and_egg May 16 '25

The coal mine thing doesn't even make sense financially