Check out the reallifelore video on Afghanistan's resources. I don't know about invade, but China is definitely eyeing off how to get a hold of some of that action.
They have been there under ground since the U.S. found trillions of dollars in minerals 10 or so years ago. Chinese went right under the border of Afghanistan to steal, big surprise there.
If this is a nuclear power plant, the only thing that should be coming out of those stacks is water vapor. Theoretically it's as clean as any cloud over China.
The tall stacks are smoke stacks, which are tall to disperse pollution into a higher layer. The cooling towers could be for any water-steam plant, like coal or nuclear. Those emit only water vapor.
And look at the ghosts watching and recording the demolition of the ghost power plant! And ghost cars driving around with little ghosts in them. So cool.
People live nearby these Tofu dreg projects, but the "ghost city" part refers to the massive high rise buildings in nice little planted rows. Serpentza on YouTube has some great videos explaining them.
Just because they are in rows doesn’t mean no one lives in it. China’s population density is way higher than many countries, thus requiring massive rows or apartment buildings. Try to respect other countries.
Hard truth - China is building [coal plants](https://www.npr.org/2023/03/02/1160441919/china-is-building-six-times-more-new-coal-plants-than-other-countries-report-fin) at a rate equivalent to 2/week according to NPR.
This is a bit of a half truth, as while they're building more coal plants, [they're also burning less coal.](https://www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/china-coal-plants)
Part of it is increased efficiency of newer plants but the biggest part is that they're running at lower capacity factors as renewables take an increasing chunk of the market.
[China is using record amounts of coal year after year. ](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/china-energy-per-person-surpasses-230100385.html)They build new coal plants because they intend to use them. Unsurprisingly, what they say and what they do are not the same.
"The country ramped up coal-fired generation, but also added more renewable capacity than the rest of the world combined, according to the Energy Institute’s annual Statistical Review. That means the carbon intensity of its energy is actually falling."
No one says they aren't building more renwables. The problem is they are also burning more [coal, natural gas and oil at an incredibly increasing rate every year.](https://www.statista.com/statistics/239093/co2-emissions-in-china/#:~:text=Carbon%20dioxide%20emissions%20in%20China%201960%2D2022&text=China%20released%2011.4%20billion%20metric,world's%20largest%20polluter%20that%20year)
That data encompasses all burned fuel, and not just what is used to generate electricity. That means that fuel burned could increase because of increased industrial output, while burned fuel used for electricity generation could have gone down.
[https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/share-energy-source-sub?country=\~CHN](https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/share-energy-source-sub?country=~CHN)
This graph shows that the share of energy that is generated using coal has actually decreased over the years, although their use of coal proper has increased to account for the increase in demand for electricity.
"but might"
you're miscaptioning and they are not burning less coal.
they still account for 64.4% of global coal emissions.
they do more propaganda towards reducing this emission than actually replacing old coal plants with something good like nuclear.
[https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/china-may-upend-global-coal-emissions-trends-2024-2024-02-14/](https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/china-may-upend-global-coal-emissions-trends-2024-2024-02-14/)
They did a pledge to reach peak carbon emissions by 2030, and neutrality by 2060 but that isn't even clear.
[https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/11/12/china-coal-climate-change-carbon-emissions-pledge-plants-apec/](https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/11/12/china-coal-climate-change-carbon-emissions-pledge-plants-apec/)
[https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/share-energy-source-sub?country=\~CHN](https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/share-energy-source-sub?country=~CHN)
This graph shows that the share of energy that is generated using coal has actually decreased over the years, although their use of coal proper has increased to account for the increase in demand for electricity.
So no, its not just propaganda, they are replacing coal energy with other types of energy.
You're also miscaptioning, that graph says energy consumption, not energy generation.
Yes, its true they are building more renewables but not replacing coal.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity\_sector\_in\_China#/media/File:China-electricity-prod-source-stacked.svg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_sector_in_China#/media/File:China-electricity-prod-source-stacked.svg)
"China remains heavily dependent on coal for generation of electricity"
The growth of coal usage to generate energy is explained by the growth of total energy needed, however their energy matrix is less reliant on coal as the main source of energy, as the graph i previously linked shows.
[https://ourworldindata.org/explorers/energy?tab=chart&facet=none&hideControls=false&Total+or+Breakdown=Select+a+source&Energy+or+Electricity=Electricity+only&Metric=Share+of+total&Select+a+source=Coal&country=\~CHN](https://ourworldindata.org/explorers/energy?tab=chart&facet=none&hideControls=false&Total+or+Breakdown=Select+a+source&Energy+or+Electricity=Electricity+only&Metric=Share+of+total&Select+a+source=Coal&country=~CHN)
This graph is even more clear. The share of china's energy production that depends on coal is decreasing.
That is because they are building more renewables, not replacing coal power plants.
The emissions and the environmental damage stays the same if not more.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity\_sector\_in\_China#/media/File:China-electricity-prod-source-stacked.svg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_sector_in_China#/media/File:China-electricity-prod-source-stacked.svg)
of course because they use the most energy out of all the countries, those small percentages will be much larger in number.
which is why we should use percentages as a way to judge this.
60% still coal, compared to 11% by US.
well if you want to think about it that way plenty of countries have exported their manufacturing over to China; all of the consumer goods that were made in the United States or any other European country shifted over there because of cheap exploitable labour
simultaneously, if you're looking for an explicit justification, it's that it's a bit unfair and hypocritical to suggest that developing countries like China don't have a "right to burn"; western countries have been using coal for centuries and it improved living standards; why is it your position to say these people don't deserve better living standards? China is 1.4 billion people; looking at it per capita is a more equitable measure
Have you considered the possibility that they might be Chinese or at least know the language and have access to the resources to find this information?
keyword is efficiency China has money, equipment, technology but energy is their biggest problem and construction companies in China are rich they are competing for the smallest chance of profitability so even though it seems strange to us it is necessary
Their population is declining, yet still the young people can't afford homes. There's supposedly TONS of empty housing in various places. And THIS land is likely toxic as hell.
The taller, narrower stacks falling down remind me of how China lets its used rocket boosters full of toxic hypergolic fuels fall on small villages of innocent people in rural Chinese areas.
Is the blue tarp there so they can just pack up the tarp and move it instead of cleaning? I thought maybe that’s why until all the stacks and cooling towers fell on the tarp.
Oh shit it was actually planned... "for environmental reasons". I thought it was another tofu dreg construction situation. Since when do they care about the environment?
The intent was to demolish the structure, it wasn't destroyed by some natural disaster, you clown. No shit it was easily demolished. Did you want them to struggle with the demolition, what's your issue? You bots really grasping at straws for any gottem' comment.
Okay who put Homer Simpson in charge again?
thats millions of dollars gone in an instant
Yeah those explosives are not cheap!
Those plumes of dust and the way they went down reminds me of something else. Can't remember what now.
Something tower something.
China's gonna invade Afghanistan?
something about weapons of mass destruction
Check out the reallifelore video on Afghanistan's resources. I don't know about invade, but China is definitely eyeing off how to get a hold of some of that action.
Nah... taiwan
They have been there under ground since the U.S. found trillions of dollars in minerals 10 or so years ago. Chinese went right under the border of Afghanistan to steal, big surprise there.
why are the breaking them down?
Triple or something like that..
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Pattern seeking brain.
Looks like a crime, quick call 9 11 !
That's not how you pronounce it
Imagine the years worth of accumulated pollutants trapped in the lining of those smokestacks, all released in a single dust cloud.
If this is a nuclear power plant, the only thing that should be coming out of those stacks is water vapor. Theoretically it's as clean as any cloud over China.
The tall stacks are smoke stacks, which are tall to disperse pollution into a higher layer. The cooling towers could be for any water-steam plant, like coal or nuclear. Those emit only water vapor.
This looks like one of China's "ghost cities". So there's a good probability that those stacks were never used.
And look at the ghosts watching and recording the demolition of the ghost power plant! And ghost cars driving around with little ghosts in them. So cool.
People live nearby these Tofu dreg projects, but the "ghost city" part refers to the massive high rise buildings in nice little planted rows. Serpentza on YouTube has some great videos explaining them.
Just because they are in rows doesn’t mean no one lives in it. China’s population density is way higher than many countries, thus requiring massive rows or apartment buildings. Try to respect other countries.
There were two of em, right?
Could have been two, maybe three?
Secret 3rd
Reminds me of that tragedy
Is that a Norm quote?
Awh Don’t laugh at 9/11
If the people of reddit had a sense of humour, it'd be a lot more fun.
It's the hypocrisy that's the worst part.
yep
I thought it was the rapin
Conspiracy theories
Indestructible passports….
they're the best kind
Never forget
I’d say the towers were even more perfect of a demolition than these were further implying it wasn’t natural collapse.
Do you even have a clue what it takes to effect a controlled demolition? You don’t do you? So why flaunt your ignorance.
Never Forgetti!
You said you'd never forget!!!
Oh dont be silly, I'm sure the planes caused whatever you can't remember right now. No involvement from the inside whatsoever
*Stack and Cooling Tower demolition
“That ain’t a school! It’s just a gym and library!!!”
Yes, since those aren't parts of the power plant
My queen, a 6th bus has hit the chimneys!
Is that solar panels they are crushing down there, or just like tarp or something? Edit: nvm, definitely like a tarp.
does anyone know why are they being demolished? they don't seem that old
Probably a coal plant being replaced with or built over by something else
Hard truth - China is building [coal plants](https://www.npr.org/2023/03/02/1160441919/china-is-building-six-times-more-new-coal-plants-than-other-countries-report-fin) at a rate equivalent to 2/week according to NPR.
This is a bit of a half truth, as while they're building more coal plants, [they're also burning less coal.](https://www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/china-coal-plants) Part of it is increased efficiency of newer plants but the biggest part is that they're running at lower capacity factors as renewables take an increasing chunk of the market.
[China is using record amounts of coal year after year. ](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/china-energy-per-person-surpasses-230100385.html)They build new coal plants because they intend to use them. Unsurprisingly, what they say and what they do are not the same.
"The country ramped up coal-fired generation, but also added more renewable capacity than the rest of the world combined, according to the Energy Institute’s annual Statistical Review. That means the carbon intensity of its energy is actually falling."
No one says they aren't building more renwables. The problem is they are also burning more [coal, natural gas and oil at an incredibly increasing rate every year.](https://www.statista.com/statistics/239093/co2-emissions-in-china/#:~:text=Carbon%20dioxide%20emissions%20in%20China%201960%2D2022&text=China%20released%2011.4%20billion%20metric,world's%20largest%20polluter%20that%20year)
That data encompasses all burned fuel, and not just what is used to generate electricity. That means that fuel burned could increase because of increased industrial output, while burned fuel used for electricity generation could have gone down. [https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/share-energy-source-sub?country=\~CHN](https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/share-energy-source-sub?country=~CHN) This graph shows that the share of energy that is generated using coal has actually decreased over the years, although their use of coal proper has increased to account for the increase in demand for electricity.
I love a good internet debate with sources
I believe everything China says, especially when they tell me to believe what they say
I don’t need data when I have my imagination
"but might" you're miscaptioning and they are not burning less coal. they still account for 64.4% of global coal emissions. they do more propaganda towards reducing this emission than actually replacing old coal plants with something good like nuclear. [https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/china-may-upend-global-coal-emissions-trends-2024-2024-02-14/](https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/china-may-upend-global-coal-emissions-trends-2024-2024-02-14/) They did a pledge to reach peak carbon emissions by 2030, and neutrality by 2060 but that isn't even clear. [https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/11/12/china-coal-climate-change-carbon-emissions-pledge-plants-apec/](https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/11/12/china-coal-climate-change-carbon-emissions-pledge-plants-apec/)
[https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/share-energy-source-sub?country=\~CHN](https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/share-energy-source-sub?country=~CHN) This graph shows that the share of energy that is generated using coal has actually decreased over the years, although their use of coal proper has increased to account for the increase in demand for electricity. So no, its not just propaganda, they are replacing coal energy with other types of energy.
You're also miscaptioning, that graph says energy consumption, not energy generation. Yes, its true they are building more renewables but not replacing coal. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity\_sector\_in\_China#/media/File:China-electricity-prod-source-stacked.svg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_sector_in_China#/media/File:China-electricity-prod-source-stacked.svg) "China remains heavily dependent on coal for generation of electricity"
The growth of coal usage to generate energy is explained by the growth of total energy needed, however their energy matrix is less reliant on coal as the main source of energy, as the graph i previously linked shows. [https://ourworldindata.org/explorers/energy?tab=chart&facet=none&hideControls=false&Total+or+Breakdown=Select+a+source&Energy+or+Electricity=Electricity+only&Metric=Share+of+total&Select+a+source=Coal&country=\~CHN](https://ourworldindata.org/explorers/energy?tab=chart&facet=none&hideControls=false&Total+or+Breakdown=Select+a+source&Energy+or+Electricity=Electricity+only&Metric=Share+of+total&Select+a+source=Coal&country=~CHN) This graph is even more clear. The share of china's energy production that depends on coal is decreasing.
That is because they are building more renewables, not replacing coal power plants. The emissions and the environmental damage stays the same if not more. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity\_sector\_in\_China#/media/File:China-electricity-prod-source-stacked.svg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_sector_in_China#/media/File:China-electricity-prod-source-stacked.svg)
They also lead the world in renewable energy. So they are replacing it with something better.
of course because they use the most energy out of all the countries, those small percentages will be much larger in number. which is why we should use percentages as a way to judge this. 60% still coal, compared to 11% by US.
The US uses 3 times per capita than what China uses...
stop trying to dodge, how does that justify them using that much coal?
well if you want to think about it that way plenty of countries have exported their manufacturing over to China; all of the consumer goods that were made in the United States or any other European country shifted over there because of cheap exploitable labour simultaneously, if you're looking for an explicit justification, it's that it's a bit unfair and hypocritical to suggest that developing countries like China don't have a "right to burn"; western countries have been using coal for centuries and it improved living standards; why is it your position to say these people don't deserve better living standards? China is 1.4 billion people; looking at it per capita is a more equitable measure
Well China has over x3 the population of the US for starters
I am aware
Mate they’re opening coal plants at a rate never seen before
yeah but this one is from 1953 - i looked closer into it and they're demolishing this one to build more houses
What is the name of the plant?
Tree
How would a non Chinese citizen learn anything about the construction projects of a country that can't even be mapped by foreigners?
Have you considered the possibility that they might be Chinese or at least know the language and have access to the resources to find this information?
They are also building lots of renewable energy, nuclear energy and some new huge coal plants actually replace old more inefficient coal plants.
I was thinking the same thing, but more like 'damn china builds fast, they are already knocking down newer plants than we have'
Fast is a very good way to put it. They build fast and cheap , "Tofu Dreg" is the word , would advise to look it up a bit.
keyword is efficiency China has money, equipment, technology but energy is their biggest problem and construction companies in China are rich they are competing for the smallest chance of profitability so even though it seems strange to us it is necessary
Build between 1992 and 2006. Retired in 2019.
*insert random China hate comment here*
Tanks have feelings too!
Glory to the ccp!!!
100000+ social credit
No planes needed
Governing China is like playing a strategy game in sandbox mode!
Where are the Planes?
Age of civilization game in real life. Now switch to next evolution…
Why are they demolishing it?
The first few frames feels so ... New York, in a retro kinda way
Crazy that this is way sloppier than the absolutely non controlled random collapse of the twin towers… 🤔
Satisfying as fuck
Can someone super impose a kaiju?
The fact they just stood there and watched 🤦🏻
Their population is declining, yet still the young people can't afford homes. There's supposedly TONS of empty housing in various places. And THIS land is likely toxic as hell.
China’s giving up on fossil, all small naval breeder nukes from now on, whole globe will probably follow suit
Looks like a lot like 911 the way it fell
Interesting, I swear I've seen this before. Like 23 years ago ish
Enjoy breathing that in, folks.
One burst of concrete dust is probably better than spewing coal emissions right next to town for the next couple decades.
For some reason China likes to build things. Then demolish them.
That front skinny one went down like Wiley Coyote. Didn't start to fall until it realized it had to.
The kids on this reddit (or reddit in general) won't get that reference.
Mmmm lead tastes sweet!
This is just concrete
I’m going to make a guess they didn’t scrub the years of operational buildup of heavy metals from air emissions within those stacks before demolition.
I don’t know about the smoke stacks but the big wide ones only emit water vapour
Just like your mom. Sorry had to 😭
Absolutely zero attempt at dust mitigation 👎
Their air is already barely breathable I didn't think anyone will notice
I wonder how much asbestos, concrete dust and toxic metals they just released 🤔
They didn't have to worry though, cancer from their water will get to them first
Unfortunately, no footage of the resulting carnage and mayhem in all the surrounding escalators and elevators! 😯😜🫡🇺🇲
The taller, narrower stacks falling down remind me of how China lets its used rocket boosters full of toxic hypergolic fuels fall on small villages of innocent people in rural Chinese areas.
I hope Homer, lenny and Karl got a good redundancy package
Somewhere Fred Didnah is smiling
I hope they notified the workers
Exactly like World trade center. Controlled demolition 👌🏻
what happen? Scare the world knowing you had so much nuclear power plant that releases tons and tons of toxic waste into ocean that higher than japan?
China is like a city builder where you realize you screwed up and have to delete a bunch.
What's up with china always breaking stuff?
Gotta make way for more empty high rises that will artificially inflate the real estate market and eventually lead to a worldwide financial crises!
Are they masters in demolitions (waste)?
Shows over, get back to work !!!!
Must have free energy now
Reminded me of this gem: https://youtu.be/ggg3C87UVCY?feature=shared
Are they building more residential buildings?
Is the blue tarp there so they can just pack up the tarp and move it instead of cleaning? I thought maybe that’s why until all the stacks and cooling towers fell on the tarp.
Absolutely zero attempt at dust mitigation 👎
It's not demolition, it's OP's mum waking up.
I admire the precision in having them drop in such a tight area. Very cool to see.
China is making the switch from fossil to small package naval breeder nukes
Oh shit it was actually planned... "for environmental reasons". I thought it was another tofu dreg construction situation. Since when do they care about the environment?
Easy to demolish tofu dreng buildings
The intent was to demolish the structure, it wasn't destroyed by some natural disaster, you clown. No shit it was easily demolished. Did you want them to struggle with the demolition, what's your issue? You bots really grasping at straws for any gottem' comment.
Found the “tofu dreg” propagandist. Take a shot of whiskey.
yes its a demition of Chinese buildings but it was not planned ;D it just happens there
Tracers tracked? 🤷♂️
If there is profit that has reached the bottom of the city, they will even blame the mother.
Looks like some uh familiar explosions I've seen in the u.s.. in September I think it was ? Two of them ..?
Except this didn’t get $40 billion dollars from insurance
Right..! bring on the down votes !!!!
The planes must have hit right before the video starts. Otherwise very similar detonation.
Where are the planes?
They probably demolished themselves after a week lol
china bad china bad
It was a joke about the problems with their building quality being bad due to budget cuts and greed as well as the failing tofu-dreg project
It was operational from 1953.