But couldn't China's militaristic goals help them with other goals (like energy dominance)? Both seem to be entangled. I didn't take Kingsmill's analysis to pass judgement one way or another: just to state that China is set to dominate because of BRI.
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Oh, so you're saying renewables could be used for war and other terrible purposes? Yes, I agree. Still, renewables are are intrinsically better in that they don't warm the planet, yes?
I see your point. But decarbonization seems to be a convergence of a number of factors: * pressure from the public / activists * legal challenges to fossil fuel * cheaper, better tech that the market will want to exploit * shaken investor confidence from all of the above
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I don't know that we can take China in isolation though. Putting China in a global context, those first two are relevant because China is reacting to other *global markets.* For instance, the rise of EVs in California.
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