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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 11 hours ago

France Is Hotter Than the Sahara. This Is Everyone’s Warning.

www.lyrebirddreaming.com

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France Is Hotter Than the Sahara. This Is Everyone’s Warning.

www.lyrebirddreaming.com

☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 11 hours ago
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France is currently glowing red with heat. Not metaphorically. Literally. Land surface temperatures in parts of the country have been recorded at levels more commonly associated with the Sahara Desert.France. The country of vineyards, alpine villages, stone farmhouses, rivers, forests and temperate European summers. Looking like the Sahara. That should stop us in our tracks.The real story isn’t that France is having a heatwave. It’s that climate change is making places behave like somewhere else
  • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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    now contrast this with what China is doing and it becomes clear that different outcomes are possible

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      Last time i checked china was mostly reliant on coal ? They shifted the energy production to something else ? Genuine question, if they took impactfull measures i’d be hapy to hear about it

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        The US is mostly reliant on China, and china’s manufacturing is slowly decreasing coal consumption, while rapidly increasing solar, wind and hydro.

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        China bootstrapped using fossil fuels because that was the only technology available, but they’ve been transitioning away from using fossil fuels at a mind boggling rate. China still uses fossil fuels, but I think it’s fair to call it an electrostate at this point.

        • China’s carbon emissions have been in a structural decline since 2023 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/nov/13/chinas-carbon-emissions-set-for-structural-decline-from-next-year
        • Clean energy was top driver of China’s economic growth in 2023 https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-clean-energy-was-top-driver-of-chinas-economic-growth-in-2023/
        • China installed more solar in 2025 than rest of the world combined https://electrek.co/2025/09/02/h1-2025-china-installs-more-solar-than-rest-of-the-world-combined/
        • China’s solar capacity surges; predicted to top 1 TW by 2026 https://www.rystadenergy.com/news/china-s-solar-capacity-surges-expected-to-top-1-tw-by-2026
        • China is also building out nuclear at a breakneck pace https://www.economist.com/china/2023/11/30/china-is-building-nuclear-reactors-faster-than-any-other-country
        • New energy vehicles account for 77.6% of China’s public transport system https://www.shine.cn/news/nation/2403089981/
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          Yeah if everyone followed their example we’d be on our way to a green future

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            Thanks to war on Iran, a lot of countries might not have a choice now.

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          Okay well believing China does things better than the west doesn’t make you a tankie. I also believe there are many things China does better than the west but I guess that’s all subjective.

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          wow that’s an amazing ad hominem you got there dronie, no actual substantive counter points though sadly, do yourself a favor and get off the internet

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          I mean there is anything positive to say about USA/Europe?

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            Absolutely there is: they’re finally dying

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