Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm doubled down on her praise of China for being the world’s largest “clean energy” technologies investor, despite also being the world’s largest emitters of CO2 emissions.
Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm doubled down Thursday on her praise of China for being the world’s largest “clean energy” technology investor, despite it also being the world’s largest emitter of CO2.
She also confirmed she was aware that China “emits more than the U.S., the entire E.U., and Japan combined”; that China brings two coal-fired power plants online per week; that China’s coal-fired plants generate 23 percent more energy than all the energy produced in the U.S. combined; and that the Paris Climate Agreement allows China to increase its emissions through 2030.
She acknowledged that China had a “terrible record on greenhouse gas emissions,” but again praised their “significant” investment in clean energy. Granholm confirmed she was aware of that, as well as of allegations that China is a major harvester and trafficker of forcibly acquired organs, typically from minorities including the Falun Gong, Uyghurs, Tibetans, Muslims, and Christians.
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