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German electricity mix is ~50% renewable (https://energy-charts.info/charts/renewable_share/chart.htm?l=en&c=DE&interval=year https://energy-charts.info/charts/
by myrmidon 3y ago
German electricity mix is ~50% renewable (https://energy-charts.info/charts/renewable_share/chart.htm?l=en&c=DE&interval=year https://energy-charts.info/charts/renewable_share/chart.htm?...).
US renewables + nuclear ist at ~40% (https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/03/us-electricity-energy-carbon-renewables/ https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/03/us-electricity-energy...).
Also note the growth rate: German renewable electricity fraction went from 26% to 50% while the US went from 12% to 23% (since 2012). So they appear significantly more serious about climate change than the US.
Total CO2/capita/year is also significantly higher for the US (15 tons vs 9 tons, approx.)
- davrosthedalek 3y agoYeah, but total CO2/capita/year is like <4 for France.... That's where nuclear power really shines. Of course these calculations do not really capture all CO2 required for nuclear power.
- Spinnaker_ 3y agoElectricity mix is a fairly useless number on it's own. Especially for an industrial powerhouse like Germany. Renewable's share of total energy consumption in Germany is about 15%, and has been decreasing. The number is the US is similar, and has been rising.