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No, they haven't. Please take a few minutes to Google for the figures before making such an incorrect statement.
by fsh 3y ago
No, they haven't. Please take a few minutes to Google for the figures before making such an incorrect statement.
- FirmwareBurner 3y agoRead for yourself: "Coal remained the main energy source in electricity production in Germany in 2022: 8.4% more coal-generated electricity fed into the grid than in 2021" - German Mistry of Statistics[1] I don't have numbers for 2023 yet, and while things might look better in 2023 for coal use compared to 2022, that's because Germany is now burning more imported gas instead since the LNG terminals came online, so it's still relying on burning fossil fuels for energy. [1] https://www.destatis.de/EN/Press/2023/03/PE23_090_43312.html https://www.destatis.de/EN/Press/2023/03/PE23_090_43312.html [2] https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/energy-crisis-fuels-coal-comeback-germany-2022-12-16/ https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/energy-crisis-fu... [3] https://www.dw.com/en/germany-coal-imports-increase-in-2022-amid-ukraine-war/a-64818198 https://www.dw.com/en/germany-coal-imports-increase-in-2022-...
- fsh 3y agoThat's just cherry picking individual data points. Have a look at the time series: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_sector_in_Germany#/media/File%3AEnergiemix_Deutschland.svg https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_sector_in_German... Sure, Russia's attack on Ukraine lead to an increase in 2022. But massively ramped up, seriously?