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Jack of all trades

It's very clear how desperate green tech advocates are to paint the current developments as a win for the climate. But by doing so they only reinforce the status quo.

euronews.com/green/2024/04/17/

#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #climate #renewables #wind #solar #EnergyTransition

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Jack of all trades

"""
More than 99.7 per cent of electricity in Albania, Bhutan, Ethiopia, Iceland, Nepal, Paraguay and the Democratic Republic of Congo comes from geothermal, hydro, solar or wind power.

Norway came close with 98.38 per cent of its energy from wind, water or solar, according to the data compiled by Stanford University Professor Mark Jacobson.
"""

So let's take a look at that data, shall we...

Jack of all trades

Albania: 99.54% hydro, 0.46% solar
Bhutan: 100% hydro
DR Congo: 99.55% hydro, 0.23% solar
Ethiopia: 96.13% hydro, 3.62% wind, 0.22% solar
Iceland: 70.96% hydro, 29% geothermal, 0.02% wind
Nepal: 98.61% hydro, 1.38% solar, 0.01% wind
Norway: 88.12% hydro, 10.09% wind, 0.16% solar
Paraguay: 100% hydro

Jack of all trades

So a more honest description would be:

"If you're lucky and have a solid hydroelectric/geothermal base you can complement that with a few percent of solar and wind"

but that doesn't have the same ring to it. 🤷

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