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Yes, actually. It looks like the increase in petroleum and gas in the last 5 years is more or less nullified by the drop in coal, while renewables is steadily i
by trophycase 9y ago
Yes, actually. It looks like the increase in petroleum and gas in the last 5 years is more or less nullified by the drop in coal, while renewables is steadily increasing. What do you see?
- ZenoArrow 9y agoI see that the drop off in coal is masking the growth in other fossil fuel sources. It should be renewables that take the place of coal, not natural gas and petroleum.
- trophycase 9y agoI don't disagree, but it does mean that the original claim is accurate.
- maxerickson 9y agoNatural gas is ~1/2 as carbon intense as coal. It's a good thing when it displaces coal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emission_intensity#Published_data_on_energy_sources_emission_intensity_per_unit_of_energy_generated https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emission_intensity#Published_d... Of course renewables are much lower, as that table shows. But meeting current demand with new natural gas generation is still a big improvement over old coal generation.