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Good link, but to be fair it looks like it's leveled off since 2011. Oil & gas are continuing to grow, as are solar & wind.
by smallerfish 5y ago
Good link, but to be fair it looks like it's leveled off since 2011. Oil & gas are continuing to grow, as are solar & wind.
- conductr 5y agoRelative numbers can be misleading and saying coal consumption has decreased is actually false. We’re not doing Mother Earth any favors by sustaining very high consumption but the average reader would believe it’s a green trend.
- smallerfish 5y agoI didn't say decreased, I said leveled off. Mouse over and compare 2011 with 2019. Of course we need to cut coal usage as far as possible, if not completely.
- conductr 5y agoI know but the parent comment and original post said something like “less reliant on coal” which is a relative interpretation and your “leveling off” comment illustrates my point about how relative figures get misconstrued because you can’t exactly become less reliant on something when your consumption remains the same.