China’s Green Preening Masks Its Appetite for Hydrocarbons
Commentary
When the communist Chinese preach about their benevolent actions on behalf of mankind and the planet, that usually amounts to camouflaging their real intentions. This is particularly true whenever the topic is green energy and reducing China’s carbon footprint.
Their real objective?
To secure future supplies of hydrocarbons while they sell green technology to the world. The dirty little secret is that the Chinese industry runs on hydrocarbon-based fuels, not green energies.
Let us explore the issue.
Recent Media Statements
Lately, the state-run Chinese media have been reporting about various boutique green energy projects as part of a campaign to convince the world of China’s “environmental sensitivity” and commitment to reducing emissions of so-called “greenhouse gases” in accordance with international agreements such as the Paris Accords and the recently completed 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27). Examples include the following:…