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The EU had also banned and stopped operating coal generators, but now they are back in operation.
by radiator 4y ago
The EU had also banned and stopped operating coal generators, but now they are back in operation.
- toomuchtodo 4y agohttps://www.iea.org/news/defying-expectations-co2-emissions-from-global-fossil-fuel-combustion-are-set-to-grow-in-2022-by-only-a-fraction-of-last-year-s-big-increase https://www.iea.org/news/defying-expectations-co2-emissions-... > The European Union’s CO2 emissions are on course to decline this year despite an increase in coal emissions. The rise in European coal use is expected to be temporary, with a strong pipeline of new renewable projects forecast to add around 50 gigawatts of capacity in 2023. These additions would generate more electricity than the expected increase in coal-fired power generation in the EU in 2022. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/22/eus-emissions-continue-to-fall-despite-return-to-coal https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/22/eus-emis... > EU’s emissions continue to fall despite return to coal My note: those coal plants are only increasing emissions a few percentage points temporarily. Trajectory deviation is ever so sleight.
- fragmede 4y agoThere seems to be some sort of exceptional geopolitical event involving Russia and Ukraine. You may have heard of it. It's affecting the global energy market.