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from the did-you-check-to-turn-the-lights-off dept.
Germany's economy nowadays emits as much carbon dioxide as it did in the 1950s, when it was 10 times smaller.
According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), carbon dioxide emissions trends for 2019 suggest clean energy transitions are underway. Global power sector emissions declined by some 170 Mt, or 1.2%, with the biggest falls taking place in the advanced economies of the European Union, Japan and the United States. There, CO2 emissions are now at levels not seen since the late 1980s, when electricity demand was one-third lower.
In these advanced economies, the average CO2 emissions intensity of electricity generation declined by nearly 6.5% in 2019. This is a rate three times faster than the average over the past decade.
This decline is driven by a switch from coal to natural gas, a rise in nuclear power and weaker electricity demand, combined with the seemingly unstoppable growth in renewables. These now constitute over 40% of the energy mix in Germany (wind power +11%) and the United Kingdom, where rapid expansion in offshore wind power generation is happening.
The bummer lies with the rest of the world.
There emissions continue to expand with close to 400 Mt last year. About 80% of that increase is happening in Asia. Coal demand here continues to expand, accounting for over 50% of energy use.
(Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Thursday February 13 2020, @02:09PM (1 child)
It's interesting that you're presuming Sanders will win when Buttigieg is basically tied with him for delegates now. I think Bernie has the most enthusiastic support, and ironically he is winning the popular vote but not the most delegates, but the DNC will do whatever it can to block him. It's not just the presidency at stake, but all the down-ticket races in Congress and state houses that stand to suffer losses if Bernie is at the top of the ticket. The DNC, per James Carville a couple days ago, sees Bernie's rise as the "end of days."
However it pans out ultimately, one half of the Democratic party will not show up to vote if the "wrong" guy wins the nomination. If it goes to a brokered convention and the super delegates coronate somebody crazy like Hillary, nobody will show up to vote and the Democratic party will summarily implode.
Washington DC delenda est.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 13 2020, @04:54PM
If both parties get demolished and we end up with a bunch of new ones then GOOD.
In the meantime, you Faux Democrats should really spend more effort educating the MAGhatters. Would be something actually useful.