> I admit I didn’t foresee this, I thought China’s economy is in so much trouble emissions would be stagnant. > But in retrospect the reason for this growth in emissions is obvious. > Last Summer China experienced a drought so severe one of their largest waterways, the Yangtze River, completely dried up. They also experienced severe power shortages because they had to shut down much of their hydroelectric capacity. > Given China has experienced multiple severe droughts and floods in recent years, it makes complete sense for China to amp up coal burning, to reduce their reliance on hydroelectricity.