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that China has installed more in wind and solar in almost one year than the United States has done in total since records began. And what this analysis seems to suggest is that they are concerned that the solar and wind capacity is being layered on top of coal production. It's not being installed instead of.
that China has installed more in wind and solar in almost one year than the United States has done in total since records began. And what this analysis seems to suggest is that they are concerned that the solar and wind capacity is being layered on top of coal production. It's not being installed instead of.
And they fear that the net zero target President Xi has pledged that China will be net zero by 2060 might slip away from China unless that changes.
And they fear that the net zero target President Xi has pledged that China will be net zero by 2060 might slip away from China unless that changes.
And they fear that the net zero target President Xi has pledged that China will be net zero by 2060 might slip away from China unless that changes.
Chinese authorities have flooded the area with many rescuers, 14,000 rescuers. They come from the army, they come from the police, they come from the fire brigade, and there are also very many trained search and rescue teams who have experienced earthquakes in the past. They have all made their way to this remote mountainous region of Tibet to try to search for survivors.
Chinese authorities have flooded the area with many rescuers, 14,000 rescuers. They come from the army, they come from the police, they come from the fire brigade, and there are also very many trained search and rescue teams who have experienced earthquakes in the past. They have all made their way to this remote mountainous region of Tibet to try to search for survivors.
When you see the picture from the drones that they have put up, which show the extent of the damage, you see these low-level, kind of one-level houses that have simply just crumbled, many of them to dust after that quake. We've also heard that there have been more than 500 aftershocks in the last 24 hours alone.
When you see the picture from the drones that they have put up, which show the extent of the damage, you see these low-level, kind of one-level houses that have simply just crumbled, many of them to dust after that quake. We've also heard that there have been more than 500 aftershocks in the last 24 hours alone.
So you can imagine the kind of challenges for rescuers and also those survivors who are now trying to find shelter in tents. The Chinese government says that they have relocated 40,000 people. So that gives you an extent of how many people need to find shelter over the next few months as either the rebuilding starts or they try to find somewhere else to go.
So you can imagine the kind of challenges for rescuers and also those survivors who are now trying to find shelter in tents. The Chinese government says that they have relocated 40,000 people. So that gives you an extent of how many people need to find shelter over the next few months as either the rebuilding starts or they try to find somewhere else to go.
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Thousands of rescuers are digging through the rubble of remote mountain homes after a strong and shallow quake rattled through the foothills of Mount Everest. They're searching for survivors, even in the dark, as temperatures overnight dip to minus 18 Celsius. China's response has been swift.
Thousands of rescuers are digging through the rubble of remote mountain homes after a strong and shallow quake rattled through the foothills of Mount Everest. They're searching for survivors, even in the dark, as temperatures overnight dip to minus 18 Celsius. China's response has been swift.
Dozens of trained search and rescue teams have arrived in the region and are moving from building to shattered building, listening for signs of life as local villagers cradle one another in shock.
Dozens of trained search and rescue teams have arrived in the region and are moving from building to shattered building, listening for signs of life as local villagers cradle one another in shock.
President Xi Jinping called for all efforts to be made to minimise casualties. The Chinese Air Force launched an unmanned drone across the Himalayan plateau to identify the worst-hit areas, as many roads are impassable after being split by the shifting ground. The People's Liberation Army has also arrived to set up makeshift camps, as this captain explained to Chinese state media.
President Xi Jinping called for all efforts to be made to minimise casualties. The Chinese Air Force launched an unmanned drone across the Himalayan plateau to identify the worst-hit areas, as many roads are impassable after being split by the shifting ground. The People's Liberation Army has also arrived to set up makeshift camps, as this captain explained to Chinese state media.
Earthquakes are common in this region, which lies in a major geological fault line. But this has been one of China's deadliest in recent years.