Clean energy, largely wind and solar, have grown significantly over the last decade, due largely to policies by a range of countries, including China, Germany and the U.S.
Clean energy, largely wind and solar, have grown significantly over the last decade, due largely to policies by a range of countries, including China, Germany and the U.S.
From the article:
I haven’t chased up the data myself, but that seems like a reasonable baseline to use.
This is whose data they’re using. The IEA has made notoriously bad predictions of renewable deployment. They’re a body heavily entrenched in the fossil fuel and nuclear industries. This is why the progress reported in the original article isn’t so. We’re measuring against the projections of people opposed to renewables.
Yes, that shows that the curve we’re on is a distinct improvement against the ‘no renewables added’ baseline, which we’ll get if we don’t keep pushing. It’s shows some progress, but it’s also a warning that that progress is both fragile and insufficient. Even the lower projection, which shows emmisions decreasing is not enough. As they put it in the article it’s bad vs. worse.
A bit of perspective, and arguably positivity, is no reason to slacken effirts, but a call to redouble them.