One point I'd add is that this isn't just a climate story—it's an industrial strategy story.
China appears to have concluded years ago that the defining industries of the 21st century would be solar, batteries, EVs, transmission, and electrification, and it invested bigly. Whatever you think of China's politics, those investments are now tangible -- it dominates much of the global manufacturing for clean-energy technologies, (even as it still relies on coal)
If that's right, then the question isn't simply whether we transition away from fossil fuels, but who builds the infrastructure for that transition. If we delay we may eventually find ourselves buying the core technologies of the new energy economy from the country that decided to build them first.
building clean energy isn't just about reducing emissions; it's about defining the next century's industrial base.
Great piece of work, I'm looking forward to the rest of the series and hopefully will be able to work through the Ground News subscription mechanism. Payment to some Canadian operations is challenging, at least for me.
Having the inside scoop is rare-for the populace, but being lied to is common game #1 by people who already have the leg up. We need to vote them OUT!
We The People DO need to learn , do more conservatively, more efficiently, more healthily, more comfortably…instead we get assurance, promises, inferior alternatives, and cheap substitutes.
Being informed takes effort.
Substack offers a wide choice to pick from, good writers, and chance to vent yer own with monthly or annual subscripts , best of all YOU CAN access any free..just no commenting .
I subscribe to a few alternating several (to spread my $5 around ), but a few just are golden , consistent info ,and truth -if not the best ,often humorously , inside scoop!
And thanks for the comments , commenters, which also often provide more links/education.
One point I'd add is that this isn't just a climate story—it's an industrial strategy story.
China appears to have concluded years ago that the defining industries of the 21st century would be solar, batteries, EVs, transmission, and electrification, and it invested bigly. Whatever you think of China's politics, those investments are now tangible -- it dominates much of the global manufacturing for clean-energy technologies, (even as it still relies on coal)
If that's right, then the question isn't simply whether we transition away from fossil fuels, but who builds the infrastructure for that transition. If we delay we may eventually find ourselves buying the core technologies of the new energy economy from the country that decided to build them first.
building clean energy isn't just about reducing emissions; it's about defining the next century's industrial base.
Great piece of work, I'm looking forward to the rest of the series and hopefully will be able to work through the Ground News subscription mechanism. Payment to some Canadian operations is challenging, at least for me.
Having the inside scoop is rare-for the populace, but being lied to is common game #1 by people who already have the leg up. We need to vote them OUT!
We The People DO need to learn , do more conservatively, more efficiently, more healthily, more comfortably…instead we get assurance, promises, inferior alternatives, and cheap substitutes.
Being informed takes effort.
Substack offers a wide choice to pick from, good writers, and chance to vent yer own with monthly or annual subscripts , best of all YOU CAN access any free..just no commenting .
I subscribe to a few alternating several (to spread my $5 around ), but a few just are golden , consistent info ,and truth -if not the best ,often humorously , inside scoop!
And thanks for the comments , commenters, which also often provide more links/education.
VOTE 💙 , let’s get the mess cleaned up!