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About 40% of the world's power generation is now renewable (www.scimex.org)
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About 40% of the world's power generation is now renewable::About 40% of the world's power generation is now renewable

		83% of new power capacity created in 2022 was renewable, according to a report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The report takes stock of the world's renewable en
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[–] set_secret@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

We emit the same level of CO2 via coal mining as the USA. And we're increasing that every year

https://climatetrace.org/inventory

We're the WORST in the world per capita.

Fucking shameful.

[–] YtA4QCam2A9j7EfTgHrH 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Coal billionaires are getting more money tho, so who’s to say if it is all that bad.

[–] set_secret@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Yeah, at least those billionaires are able to exploit the natural resources to gain more money each year. I guess we should be thankful for that.