Kees van der LeunOct 8
Big news for the energy transition!
And a nice little 'told you so' moment for yours truly :)
In the first half of this year, renewables produced more electricity globally than coal, for the first time.
And 2025 is the date I predicted for this to happen, back in 2016, in a blog post for Ecofys! The score was 23%-40% at the time, with most of the renewables share still coming from hydro, and the prediction was less than obvious.
Show threadMartin Schröder 🇺🇳
@Sustainable2050
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Oct 9 at 6:39amWeb
Show threadTadzio MuellerOct 9
@oneiros do you realise that the graph actually proves that renewables come "on top", not "instead of" fossil fuels?
Show threadMartin Schröder 🇺🇳Oct 9
@muellertadzio
Yes. But it seems we've crossed peak fossil.
Show threadKarl Heinz HäsliprinzOct 9
@oneiros Not really?
Show threadTadzio MuellerOct 9
@KarlHeinzHasliP @oneiros the level of postfactual bullshit beliefs in the renewables community is stunning.
Show threadKarl Heinz HäsliprinzOct 9
@muellertadzio @oneiros It's a nice stats trick to only look at electricity for coal - that one is stagnating due to popularity of gas. Coal for metals and cement keeps growing.
Show threadTadzio MuellerOct 9
@oneiros oh for god's sake. could we start being real?