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autotldr t1_ja729lx wrote

Reply to China approves biggest expansion in new coal power plants since 2015, report finds | China by cosmic_fetus

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 68%. (I'm a bot)

> China approved the construction of another 106 gigawatts of coal-fired power capacity last year, four times higher than a year earlier and the highest since 2015, research shows.

> Over the year, 50GW of coal power capacity went into construction across the country - up by more than half compared with the previous year - driven by energy security considerations, the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air and Global Energy Monitor said on Monday.

> The amount of new capacity connected to the grid had slowed in recent years after a decline in new approvals over the 2017-2020 period, but it is set to rebound over the next few years, driven by concerns about power shortages.

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NurseryNurse t1_ja71o43 wrote

Reply to comment by chibiace in A series of so-called warning strikes in the public sector in the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia on Monday is set to cause major disruption in the region's two biggest international airports, as well as affecting local public transport, day care facilities and other services. by DoremusJessup

I mean those workers are not working minimum wage, but they are not wealthy either. They demand to get a raise according to the inflation as they basically lost 10% of their wage last year.

Most of those jobs a crucial for our society anyway and arguably not payed good enough so going on a strike to atleast not get an inflationpaycut is understandable I guess.

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