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Solar and wind beat coal in the US for the first time. (ember-energy.org)

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The US clean electricity transition continued as wind and solar generated more than coal for the first time. Electricity demand growth sped up and solar generation rose more quickly than gas to help meet it.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

27% growth in solar, 8% growth in wind is actually comparable to other 2 big regions.

China 28% solar, 18% wind (from much larger base though. They achieved decline or near zero growth of fossil electricity while massive demand increase)

Europe 4% solar, 37% wind. Also larger base that saw 10%+ reduction in fossil electricity. Still demand increase.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'm really hoping we see China peak within the next couple years on fossil, cause that's going to be one of the big turning points.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I think they peaked in 2023 except for one single practice: They are processing coal into liquid fuels instead of using for electricity. This is a high emission process. Final numbers for 2024, I haven't seen, but they will be extremely close to 0, and that coal to fuels process is enough to put it on wrong side of 0.

China is the only country in world that tracks actual total growth in emissions. So it is a goal.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

This sounds right, I feel like I get a lot of conflicting data on China, I just looked at Climate action tracker and they're expected to peak this year, which is technically 5 years ahead of their schedule.