Your comments are thoughtful, Mark, but how do your views square with the explosive development of the productive forces in the PRC accompanied by the rapid deployment of clean energy which we all favour? It’s current trajectory seems more in line with Lenin’s expectations of how a state capitalist economy under Communist Party control would perform than the wastefully destructive experience you properly draw attention to in the former USSR. A Google search revealed the following:
"Key Statistics on China's Climate Action: Renewable Energy Dominance : China holds one-third of the world's total renewable energy capacity. In the first half of 2025, renewables generated nearly 40% of the country's total electricity. Unprecedented Solar and Wind Growth : China is projected to reach its 2030 goal of 1,200 GW of solar and wind capacity six years ahead of schedule, with capacity already reaching 1,680 GW by July 2025. EV Leadership : In 2025, the penetration rate of new energy passenger vehicles reached 52.2%. China produces 70% of all electric vehicles sold worldwide. Economic Impact of Green Growth : Clean-energy sectors nearly doubled in value between 2022–2025. Without this sector, China's 2025 GDP growth would have been 3.5% instead of 5.0%. Reforestation and Emissions : Forests and grasslands in China absorb over 1.2 billion tonnes of CO2 annually. The country also surpassed its 2030 NDC target for forest stock volume increase. Investments: In 2025, China invested roughly $1.0 trillion in clean energy, nearly four times the investment in fossil-fuel extraction and coal power. Despite being the world's largest emitter, these actions indicate a shift, with the possibility of emissions peaking ahead of the 2030 target." -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#40542): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/40542 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/117439078/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
