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Katharine Hayhoe@katharinehayhoe.com |
Burning coal is the most dirty, polluting, and inefficient way to get electricity.
As early as 1306, Edward I banned Londoners from burning it, due to its noxious smog.
So which countries are phasing it out the fastest now?
Greece and the UK lead the way!
Source: www.wri.org/insights/cou...
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@benquick.bsky.social
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I like looking at this time to time grid.iamkate.com
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SunnYaLex
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If you include 2023 Germany is now on consumption level of 1963 for Lignite, another 26.8 TWh less than in 2022.
hard coal-fired power plants 21.4 TWh lower than in 2022. Gross generation fell to the level of 1955.
Still a way to go for 🌞, 🌬️and 🔋
www.energy-charts.info/index.html?l...
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Dan Schroeder
@dvschroeder.bsky.social
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Now you've got me curious about the relative hazards (aside from climate) of coal vs. wood.
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Katharine Hayhoe
@katharinehayhoe.com
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@philplait.bsky.social you may like the above too
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Alice Sheppard
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That's terrific! Why did the UK manage to do so well? I didn't think the Tories were into renewables. Some relatives installed solar panels because there was a grant & they could sell to the National Grid - then the grant & National Grid thing was taken away from them.
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💤arleck from Space
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Im glad Ontario phased it out 10 years ago but annoyed that Canada isn't on the top 10 list. Are the remaining provinces laggards?
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Greg Lastname
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Ireland had a peat-fired power plant still operating earlier this century.
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Ostrich, Booster Pack Blueskyer
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We need to TAX IT otherwise we will continue to support the biggest polluters in the world, the coal industries of China and India.
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@roudy1.bsky.social
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i would burn coal before using nuclear fuel example Fukushima in japan the russian reactor now part of ukraine Chernobyl both have major pollution of irradiating vast areas no longer habitable by humans for the next 30k years the expense of clean up is still going on on both i would claim nuclear
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