Based on the benefits received from the Three Gorges Dam, China is planning four new dams for the Yangtze River further upstream. The new dams will provide nearly double the electricity generated at Three Gorges, and would trap sediments before they reach the Three Gorges Dam reservoir. Now that the environmental consequences of large dams are known, do you think that China should reconsider additional large hydroelectric projects?

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Lennon Dorsey

Biology

24 October, 08:38

Based on the benefits received from the Three Gorges Dam, China is planning four new dams for the Yangtze River further upstream. The new dams will provide nearly double the electricity generated at Three Gorges, and would trap sediments before they reach the Three Gorges Dam reservoir. Now that the environmental consequences of large dams are known, do you think that China should reconsider additional large hydroelectric projects?

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Nathalia Conway · Answer 1

No. China is already consuming third of the world's coal production for electricity, which is a serious challenge to the environmental. The trade off is fair so China should build the new dam.

Felipe Robinson · Answer 2

No. China is already consuming third of the world's coal production for electricity, which is a serious challenge to the environmental. The trade off is fair so China should build the new dam.