Wind and solar combined were at 1% in 2005. They will hit 20% by 2026 The renewables revolution is unfolding live, fast and furiously: It's exponential, global, and this decade. Just look at the data and do the math www.carbonbrief.org/iea-renewabl...
Except in America, where legacy fossil fossils [sic] and cultural conservatives have worked to cripple renewables, and sabotaged efforts to make grid upgrades needed for renewables.
Yes. Look at the data. Coal is still growing.
Good job world. 👏
Good job China
All that capacity being gobbled up for AI and crypto mining data centers. Yipee! bsky.app/profile/carl...
Also note the slope of the growth curve. Solar is the cheapest power source, and both efficiency and cost reductions are accelerating. It might literally save civilization. But it spells doom for the petrostates of the world.
Nations at the forefront of renewables will not only secure cleaner energy, but also dominate future markets, shape geopolitical power, and gain social legitimacy. The United States, however, is unlikely to be among them.
the fact coal production has more than doubled since 1990 is greatly concerning to me tbh
Nuclear isn’t renewable… YET.
and the USA is deliberately getting left behind...the modern-day GOP in the late 1800s would have said "forget about this woke electricity, candlelight is where it is at...more subsidies for candle makers!!"
Bit late, isn't it? I mean, we *should* be moving to renewable energy, but why didn't we do it ages ago?
Cost per kWh of producing solar panels.
The solar power came on top of the already carbon based production. Carbon based production did not go down. That must change.
We are missing a big economic opportunity. We will left holding a can of oil.
Yeah. I’ll be excited once it’s replacing existing fossil assets, otherwise the bathtub is just filling up/overflowing slightly slower… the faucet is still on