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We already saw that kind of headline for coal in the UK. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64879044 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64879044 And Costa R
by ZeroGravitas 3y ago
We already saw that kind of headline for coal in the UK.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64879044 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64879044
And Costa Rica gets about 300 days a year without fossil fuel electricity, about 98% total for the year:
https://www.bnamericas.com/en/news/costa-rica-exceeds-98-renewable-electricity-generation-for-the-eighth-consecutive-year https://www.bnamericas.com/en/news/costa-rica-exceeds-98-ren...
- Someone 3y agoI don’t think that UK one applies. They weren’t fully on renewables when they had to switch on coal (FTA: “Gas and wind power have been replacing coal in powering the UK's electricity supply over recent years”). I think they also use nuclear. And yes, Costa Rica probably applies. I guess I should have asked for this happen in larger industrialised countries.
- ZeroGravitas 3y agoThe UK Coal one is significant because it had been burning coal continuously since 1882: https://twitter.com/UK_Coal https://twitter.com/UK_Coal This keeps a running total of coal free days, currently at 33 days without coal.