mamooth
Diamond Member
It's bad news and good news. Global emissions of CO2 from power generation hit a new peak, but they're expected to decline from now on.
Why? Wind and solar are cheap and profitable, and new wind and solar will outstrip new demand. At this stage, the "renewables don't work!" crazies can't be taken seriously about anything, given the magnitude of their delusion. Wind and solar currently make up 12% of global power generation, and the figure is rising.
ember-climate.org
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Wind and solar are slowing the rise in power sector emissions. If all the electricity from wind and solar instead came from fossil generation, power sector emissions would have been 20% higher in 2022. The growth alone in wind and solar generation (+557 TWh) met 80% of global electricity demand growth in 2022 (+694 TWh). Clean power growth is likely to exceed electricity demand growth in 2023; this would be the first year for this to happen outside of a recession. With average growth in electricity demand and clean power, we forecast that 2023 will see a small fall in fossil generation (-47 TWh, -0.3%), with bigger falls in subsequent years as wind and solar grow further. That would mean 2022 hit “peak” emissions. A new era of falling power sector emissions is close.
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Why? Wind and solar are cheap and profitable, and new wind and solar will outstrip new demand. At this stage, the "renewables don't work!" crazies can't be taken seriously about anything, given the magnitude of their delusion. Wind and solar currently make up 12% of global power generation, and the figure is rising.

Global Electricity Review 2023 | Ember
Wind and solar reached a record 12% of global electricity in 2022, and power sector emissions may have peaked.

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Wind and solar are slowing the rise in power sector emissions. If all the electricity from wind and solar instead came from fossil generation, power sector emissions would have been 20% higher in 2022. The growth alone in wind and solar generation (+557 TWh) met 80% of global electricity demand growth in 2022 (+694 TWh). Clean power growth is likely to exceed electricity demand growth in 2023; this would be the first year for this to happen outside of a recession. With average growth in electricity demand and clean power, we forecast that 2023 will see a small fall in fossil generation (-47 TWh, -0.3%), with bigger falls in subsequent years as wind and solar grow further. That would mean 2022 hit “peak” emissions. A new era of falling power sector emissions is close.
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