Scientists hope the sturgeon known as the Yangtze’s last giant and other rare species may return to their breeding grounds as a result.

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    5 months ago

    I was gonna say “maybe they dont need that power capacity anymore with all that solar they are building” but no, they definitely need it. So much coal still…

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      5 months ago

      At the pace China is going with renewables, this is already outdated. I’m not arguing coal isn’t still at the top but they’re making huge gains in an effort to change that.