JT going over the fine details on why Capitalism isn’t going to make climate change better, even green capitalism (like anyone here really needed to know)
Overall a very good video, probably the best I’ve seen on the subject, but the problems he figuratively puts in a box and addresses later are still problems outside of capitalism. There’s a reason that the peak renewable supply of electricity in China was over 50% of total electricity generated, but it only averaged 29% over the course of a year. Coal can work 24/7, and even in a zero exploitation environment, most renewables can’t. Except nuclear, but that’s another story.
Except nuclear, but that’s another story.
I think it says something that China also happens to be trailblazing nuclear energy in a way Americans aren’t.
Per CIApedia, by way of Forbes, by way of the Baker Institute
As of February 2023, China has 55 plants with 57GW in operation, 22 under construction with 24 GW and more than 70 planned with 88GW.
