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Please look at the latest Germany figures: https://energy-charts.info/charts/energy_pie/chart.htm?l=en&c=DE https://energy-charts.info/charts/energy_pie/chart.h
by greatpatton 6y ago
Please look at the latest Germany figures: https://energy-charts.info/charts/energy_pie/chart.htm?l=en&c=DE https://energy-charts.info/charts/energy_pie/chart.htm?l=en&...
Germany coal percentage in electricity production in 2020 is 21% and 66% of electricity generation is 0 carbon (renewable + nuclear). Coal part in total production is decreasing year over year.
Of course Germany is using other country to import when wind is not blowing, but at the scale of a continent we can see that most west European countries can go soon to an almost 0% carbon electricity production.
- epistasis 6y agoYes, I've looked at those, but I don't see what your point is. The carbon comes from coal, not renewables. When you see a mix of 50% coal and 50% renewables, and you blame Germany for high emissions by not even mentioning the coal, I kind of wonder what's going on in the poster's head. I have seen this repeated again and again in this thread, and I literally can not comprehend the logic that chains these types of statements together, because the only connections seem to be huge and incorrect logical leaps, so I therefore have not engaged with what seems to have no logical way forward for discussion. I will say this: Europe has been decreasing its carbon emissions by replacing fossil fuels with renewables. Renewables reduce carbon emissions everywhere that they replace fossil fuels. This is just physics.
- greatpatton 6y agoMy point (I'm not the OP) was that Germany situation is even better than what you stated :) and that as of today the 50% coal is in reality 20%.