3 ms·
> Still, the firm found that U.S. emissions in 2021 remained 5% below 2019 levels.
by endisneigh 5y ago
> Still, the firm found that U.S. emissions in 2021 remained 5% below 2019 levels.
- toomuchtodo 5y ago15GW of coal plants will retire in the US in 2022 [1]. 79 percent of new electrical generation or supply capacity in 2022 will be solar, wind, nuclear, and batteries (per the US EIA) [2]. Sure, there's still about 10GW of natural gas coming online, but if natural gas price volatility/price stays high, that'll rapidly drive uptake of low/no carbon generation tech and batteries. And in the interim, that natural gas is cleaner than coal. Follow along as global electrical grids decarbonize at https://app.electricitymap.org/map?wind=false&solar=false https://app.electricitymap.org/map?wind=false&solar=false [1] https://www.power-eng.com/coal/coal-to-represent-85-of-electric-generating-capacity-retirements-in-2022/ https://www.power-eng.com/coal/coal-to-represent-85-of-elect... [2] https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2022/01/10/solar-expected-to-be-largest-source-of-u-s-new-generating-capacity-in-2022/ https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2022/01/10/solar-expected-to-be-...