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"Another example, the war in Ukraine is accelerating the clean energy revolution in Europe, cutting down on air pollution." Maybe in the long run it helps, but
by hutzlibu 3y ago
"Another example, the war in Ukraine is accelerating the clean energy revolution in Europe, cutting down on air pollution."
Maybe in the long run it helps, but right now, not really:
"European coal-fuelled power generation climbed last year as countries scrambled to replace Russian gas, but the increase was smaller than feared as renewable energy helped to plug the gap, ...Outright coal generation in the EU increased by 7%, or 28 terawatt hours (TWh), in 2022, pushing up power sector CO2 emissions by nearly 4%."
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/eu-coal-rebound-smaller-than-feared-2022-energy-crunch-2023-01-31/ https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/eu-coal-rebound-smal...
- bee_rider 3y agoAlso tanks get bad gas mileage. But the Ukrainians seem to have a lot of fight in them, and we are willing and able to support them solo from the US. So, I suspect the fastest path, of the options that the EU can actually pick from, is: maximum support, get it over with.
- TSiege 3y agoThis is likely season/already out of date https://cleantechnica.com/2023/06/11/crossover-solar-wind-power-producing-more-electricity-than-fossil-fuels-in-eu/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/06/11/crossover-solar-wind-po...