NOW can we have funds for renewable energy?

[Winehole23]

https://www.desmog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/lead6V5A3065-Edit.jpg


Nurdles, Gregory-Portland, TX related


“Whether a petrochemical plant uses the tower flare or the ground fare or a combination of both … it’s going to be spread out close to the workers on the ground and the community around it,” Subra told me. Such flaring can release carcinogens such as benzene and vinyl chloride, she said.


Encarnacion Serna, a chemical engineer who lives 3 miles from the GCGV site, agrees with Subra. “It doesn’t matter if it is a tower or a ground flare, the chemistry is the same,” Serna said.


He pointed out that fencing doesn’t stop the pollution. “The reason they burn it low to the ground is less people can see it,” he said.
Hiding the flare also does nothing to stop greenhouse-gas emissions. According to its air-quality permit (https://records.tceq.texas.gov/cs/idcplg?IdcService=TCEQ_PERFORM_SEARCH&xIdcProfile=Record&IsExternalSearch=1&sortSearch=false&newSearch=true&accessID=1407949&xRecordSeries=0&xInsightDocumentType=0&xMedia=0&select0=&input0=&select1=&input1=&select2=&input2=&select3=&input3=&operator=AND&ftx=Gulf+Coast+Growth+Ventures), the Exxon-SABIC plant is allowed to emit about 3 million tons of carbon dioxide a year into the atmosphere. It is one of 31 new oil, gas, and petrochemical projects along the Texas and Louisiana coasts that will add another 50 million tons of greenhouse-gas pollution – the equivalent of 11 new coal-fired power plants, according to a report (https://environmentalintegrity.org/news/31-new-or-expanded-petrochemical-plants/) by the Environmental Integrity Project, a nonprofit research and advocacy organization. https://www.desmog.com/2021/12/20/ground-flare-exxon-sabic-plastics-petrochemical-plant-gulf-mexico-texas/

[DMC]

Fires bad now.

[Winehole23]

Bad for Gregory-Portland.

The smell of money, tho.

[Winehole23]

Drill baby drill

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[SnakeBoy]

Drill baby drill

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https://c.tenor.com/HNJY3VvXoOYAAAAC/how-dare-you-greta-thunberg.gif

[Winehole23]

doable in principle, all that's lacking is political will and investment


The transition required for the world to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 would need spending of $275 trillion between 2021 and 2050, or $9.2 trillion in annual average spending on physical assets, McKinsey & Company said in its new report.


This annual average includes investment in the energy, mobility, industry, buildings, agriculture, and forestry and other land-use sectors.


The estimated spending on all those needs to be $3.5 trillion per year more than today if the world is to achieve net-zero by 2050, according to McKinsey.


“To put it in comparable terms, that increase is equivalent to half of global corporate profits and one-quarter of total tax revenue in 2020,” McKinsey said in the report.
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Natural-Gas/US-Natural-Gas-Prices-Climb-Most-Ever-In-A-Single-Day.html

[HemisfairArena]

Renewable energy has many benefits, but it’s not always sunny when it comes to renewable energy. Here are some disadvantages to using renewables over traditional fuel sources:


Renewable energy has high upfront costs
Renewable energy is intermittent
Renewables have storage capabilities
Renewable energy sources have geographic limitations
Renewables aren’t always 100% carbon-free

1. Higher upfront costWhile you can save money by using renewable energy, the technologies are typically more expensive upfront than traditional energy generators. To combat this, there are often financial incentives (https://www.energysage.com/solar/benefits-of-solar/solar-incentives/), such as tax credits and rebates, available to help alleviate your initial costs of renewable technology.
2. IntermittencyThough renewable energy resources are available around the world, many of these resources aren’t available 24/7, year-round. Some days may be windier than others, the sun doesn’t shine at night, and droughts may occur for periods of time. There can be unpredictable weather events that disrupt these technologies. Fossil fuels are not intermittent and can be turned on or off at any given time. Wondering if you should make the switch to renewables? Find out if an energy source like solar power is a good fit for you (https://www.energysage.com/solar/should-you-go-solar/are-you-a-good-fit/).
3. Storage capabilities

[Winehole23]

President Biden today issued presidential determinations providing the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) with the authority to utilize the Defense Production Act (DPA) to accelerate domestic production of five key energy technologies: (1) solar; (2) transformers and electric grid components; (3) heat pumps; (4) insulation; and (5) electrolyzers, fuel cells, and platinum group metals. The DPA determinations are part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s plan to lower energy costs for families, strengthen national security, and achieve lasting American energy independence that reduces demand for fossil fuels and bolsters our clean energy economyhttps://www.energy.gov/articles/president-biden-invokes-defense-production-act-accelerate-domestic-manufacturing-clean

[Winehole23]

The best time to start doing something you need to do is usually right away.

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[Winehole23]

Batteries+solar, plus new transmission could be a game changer for sunny places like Texas.

[SnakeBoy]

Batteries+solar, plus new transmission could be a game changer for sunny places like Texas.

Under WHEELS leadership Texas will become the leader in cost effective renewable energy over the next decade. The cool thing is that it leaves more fossil fuels for us to sell to other states which is a nice way taxing the other 56 states so we can keep taxes low.

[Winehole23]

Under WHEELS leadership Texas will become the leader in cost effective renewable energy over the next decade. The cool thing is that it leaves more fossil fuels for us to sell to other states which is a nice way taxing the other 56 states so we can keep taxes low.Too bad he's failed to keep power bills low right now, or keep the electricity running when we need it the most, but you could be right about the future.

Thanks for your support.

:tu

[benefactor]

The best time to start doing something you need to do is usually right away.

1552088229184241667

1552378921043255298
Good shit. When I buy another home solar is at the top of the needs list

[DMC]

Too bad he's failed to keep power bills low right now, or keep the electricity running when we need it the most, but you could be right about the future.

Thanks for your support.

:tu
Sorry you cannot afford energy. Contact El Nono for more sympathy.

[DMC]

Good shit. When I buy another home solar is at the top of the needs list

Gravity storage is the shit. Just imagine the uses you can find for excess gravity.

[Blake]

Good shit. When I buy another home solar is at the top of the needs list

I'm still not sold that it's cost effective

[boutons_deux]

I'm still not sold that it's cost effective

with inflation and the cost of Nat Gas increasing do to USA being the biggest exporter of LNG, putting USA clients in competition with foreign clients, the payback time on solar, after subsidy will be shortening.

[benefactor]

I'm still not sold that it's cost effective


with inflation and the cost of Nat Gas increasing do to USA being the biggest exporter of LNG, putting USA clients in competition with foreign clients, the payback time on solar, after subsidy will be shortening.
I have a guy I am close with who builds net zero houses. Ive seen his own house and seen the numbers. Its worth the investment easily

[Winehole23]

conversion to 100% renewable power technologically doable by 2050, says Stanford study. cost recouped in 11 years, net jobs added.


The study (https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2022/EE/D2EE00722C) concludes that we do not need miracle technologies to solve these problems. By electrifying all energy sectors; producing electricity from clean, renewable sources; creating heat, cold, and hydrogen from such electricity; storing electricity, heat, cold and the hydrogen; expanding transmission; and shifting the time of some electricity use, we can create safe, cheap and reliable energy everywhere.




We found that the overall upfront cost to replace all energy in the 145 countries, which emit 99.7 percent of world carbon dioxide, is about $62 trillion. However, due to the $11 trillion annual energy cost savings, the payback time for the new system is less than six years.


The new system may also create over 28 million more long-term, full-time jobs than lost worldwide and require only about 0.53 percent of the world’s land for new energy, with most of this area being empty space between wind turbines on land that can be used for multiple purposes. Thus, we found that the new system may require less energy, cost less and creates more jobs than the current system.
https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/3539703-no-miracle-tech-needed-how-to-switch-to-renewables-now-and-lower-costs-doing-it/

the study:https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2022/EE/D2EE00722C

[Winehole23]

see also:

https://mitpress.mit.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large_book_cover/http/mitp-content-server.mit.edu%3A18180/books/covers/cover/%3Fcollid%3Dbooks_covers_0%26isbn%3D9780262046237% 26type%3D.jpg?itok=7pYXl5SK

https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/electrify

[boutons_deux]

btw, nat gas in your stove is not purified, so it contains some very nasty stuff, so use strong exhaust ventilation to pollute the atmosphere and not your house and lungs

... or switch to full electric.

[Winehole23]

Lower battery costs make electrifcation of shipping a real possibility


International maritime shipping—powered by heavy fuel oil—is a major contributor to global CO2, SO2, and NOx emissions. The direct electrification of maritime vessels has been underexplored as a low-emission option despite its considerable efficiency advantage over electrofuels. Past studies on ship electrification have relied on outdated assumptions on battery cost, energy density values and available on-board space. We show that at battery prices of US$100 kWh−1 the electrification of intraregional trade routes of less than 1,500 km is economical, with minimal impact to ship carrying capacity. Including the environmental costs increases the economical range to 5,000 km. If batteries achieve a US$50 kWh−1 price point, the economical range nearly doubles. We describe a pathway for the battery electrification of containerships within this decade that electrifies over 40% of global containership traffic, reduces CO2 emissions by 14% for US-based vessels, and mitigates the health impacts of air pollution on coastal communities.https://www.nature.com/articles/s41560-022-01065-y

[Winehole23]

press release essentially, but this is cool as shit

a "brick toaster" that purportedly stores energy with 98% efficiency at 20% the cost of an electrochemical battery.

it's reportedly capable of putting out at 1500 degrees C, hot enough for ~80% of industrial applications.




https://assets.newatlas.com/dims4/default/761b76f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/966x644+0+0/resize/966x644!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnewatlas-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Feb%2Fc8%2F2bd015d04c d99daa45cf4f42bab0%2Fslider-04-rev.png

https://assets.newatlas.com/dims4/default/7babdff/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1500x644+0+0/resize/1500x644!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnewatlas-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F60%2F19%2F0c701b0a48 9c9aa5db9ac900c54e%2Fslider-03-rev.png
https://newatlas.com/energy/rondo-heat-battery-brick-toaster/#gallery:1

[Winehole23]

the basic idea is that the toasters are powered by peak production from renewables

[koriwhat]

I have a guy I am close with

We know bro

[Joseph Kony]

We know bro
what does your old gangster buddy think of all of this? does he make you toss his salad prison style?

[CosmicCowboy]

I'm still not sold that it's cost effective

I'm sure it's cheaper now than when I put mine in but I had a 9 year payout on mine with a 25 year estimated lifespan. Probably saves at least $2000 a year on utilities.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

press release essentially, but this is cool as shit

a "brick toaster" that purportedly stores energy with 98% efficiency at 20% the cost of an electrochemical battery.

it's reportedly capable of putting out at 1500 degrees C, hot enough for ~80% of industrial applications.



https://newatlas.com/energy/rondo-heat-battery-brick-toaster/#gallery:1

New atlas is not a credible source.

The issue with powering ships with batteries is the materials cost being massively prohibitive. The interesting development in battery power are the solid state sodium batteries but they are structurally unstable and are nowhere near the energy density needed for said applications.

[boutons_deux]

Redox flow batteries: Status and perspective towards sustainable stationary energy storagehttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378775320311083

nothing will help if the 150 years of GHG aren't removed from the atmosphere.

[Winehole23]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GZNvXeeXwAAzKFP?format=jpg&name=900x900

[Winehole23]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GbIh_tRXsAA5ZIp?format=jpg&name=large

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GbHL5eSawAA-ON5?format=jpg&name=4096x4096

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GbHL5eSbQAEJw0_?format=jpg&name=4096x4096

[Winehole23]

well known commies: Levelized Cost of Energy+ | Lazard (https://www.lazard.com/research-insights/levelized-cost-of-energyplus/)

[Winehole23]

British actuaries try to gauge future economic risks of climate change


“You can’t have an economy without a society, and a society needs somewhere to live. Nature is our foundation, providing food, water and air, as well as the raw materials and energy that power our economy. Threats to the stability of this foundation are risks to future human prosperity which we must take action to avoid.


“Widely used but deeply flawed assessments of the economic impact of climate change show a negligible impact on GDP, rendering policymakers blind to the immense risk current policy trajectories place us in. The risk led methodology, set out in the report, shows a 50% GDP contraction between 2070 and 2090 unless an alternative course is chartered.”
https://actuaries.org.uk/document-library/thought-leadership/thought-leadership-campaigns/climate-papers/planetary-solvency-finding-our-balance-with-nature/

[Winehole23]

Recent research on climate tipping points identified 16 tipping elements 40 that could be triggered beyond certain temperature thresholds. While the report considered these tipping points independently, there are multiple interactions between tipping points that risk triggering ‘cascades’, where tipping points trigger one another like dominoes. The collective effect of these interactions is to lower the temperature threshold at which a tipping point is triggered, i.e. making it likely to happen sooner rather than later. However, many high-profile climate risk assessments do not account for tipping points, largely because it is difficult and no empirical data exists on their impact on human society.

This has been called a security blind spot,41 for example, ‘tipping points in the Atlantic Ocean’s circulation pose critical risks’. Some scientists estimate there is a 45% chance of a collapse in key ocean current circulations, possibly as early as 2040, which is ‘unignorably high’. Impacts would include significant reductions in the northern hemisphere in staple crop-growing capability. More than half the suitable land for growing wheat and maize could be lost compared to a world without climate change

[SnakeBoy]

Did you get the money for renewable energy?

[Winehole23]

Did you get the money for renewable energy?damn you're dumb. son

[SnakeBoy]

damn you're dumb. son

Is that a yes or no?

[z0sa]

The people at the top know climate change is occurring. What's their end-game? One thing rich folks know is that there's no substitute for you or your kids' health.

[Winehole23]

insurers have a well-known leftist bias


The core business of the insurance industry is risk management and it has long taken the dangers of global heating very seriously. In recent reports, Aviva said extreme weather damages (https://www.aviva.com/investors/annual-report/) for the decade to 2023 hit $2tn, while GallagherRE said the figure was $400bn (https://www.ajg.com/gallagherre/-/media/files/gallagher/gallagherre/news-and-insights/2025/natural-catastrophe-and-climate-report-2025.pdf) in 2024. Zurich said it was “essential (https://list-manage.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7473bd374d2270f705f88ef50&id=339940bf28&e=c01010c6aa)” to hit net zero by 2050.


Thallinger said: “The good news is we already have the technologies (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/20/down-to-earth-ipcc-emissions) to switch from fossil combustion to zero-emission energy. The only thing missing is speed and scale. This is about saving the conditions under which markets, finance, and civilisation itself can continue to operate.”


Nick Robins, the chair of the Just Transition Finance Lab at the London School of Economics (https://www.theguardian.com/business/economics), said: “This devastating analysis from a global insurance leader sets out not just the financial but also the civilisational threat posed by climate change. It needs to be the basis for renewed action, particularly in the countries of the global south.”


“The insurance sector is a canary in the coalmine when it comes to climate impacts,” said Janos Pasztor, former UN assistant secretary-general for climate change.


The argument set out by Thallinger in a LinkedIn post (https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/climate-risk-insurance-future-capitalism-g%C3%BCnther-thallinger-smw5f/) begins with the increasingly severe damage being caused by the climate crisis (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/18/climate-crisis-to-blame-for-dozens-of-impossible-heatwaves-studies-reveal): “Heat and water destroy capital. Flooded homes lose value. Overheated cities become uninhabitable. Entire asset classes are degrading in real time.”


“We are fast approaching temperature levels – 1.5C, 2C, 3C – where insurers will no longer be able to offer coverage for many of these risks,” he said. “The math breaks down: the premiums required exceed what people or companies can pay. This is already happening. Entire regions are becoming uninsurable.” He cited companies ending home insurance in California (https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/05/what-homeowners-need-to-know-as-insurers-leave-high-risk-climate-areas.html) due to wildfires.


Thallinger said it was a systemic risk “threatening the very foundation of the financial sector”, because a lack of insurance means other financial services become unavailable: “This is a climate-induced credit crunch.”
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/03/climate-crisis-on-track-to-destroy-capitalism-warns-allianz-insurer

[koriwhat]

The people at the top know climate change is occurring. What's their end-game? One thing rich folks know is that there's no substitute for you or your kids' health.

Those same people at the top preach, yet they continue to live comfortably in their mansions overseeing the ocean. Big Mike says hello plebs!

[velik_m]

Trump’s war on clean energy just killed $6B in red state projects

...

Since Congress passed federal clean energy tax credits in August 2022, 34 clean energy projects have been cancelled, downsized, or shut down altogether, wiping out more than 15,000 jobs and scrapping $10 billion in planned investment, according to E2 and Atlas Public Policy.

However, in just the first three months of 2025, after Trump started rolling back clean energy policies, 13 projects were scrapped or scaled back, totaling more than $5 billion. That includes Bosch pulling the plug on its $200 million hydrogen fuel cell plant in South Carolina and Freyr Battery canceling its $2.5 billion battery factory in Georgia.

Republican-led districts have reaped the biggest rewards from Biden’s clean energy tax credits, but they’re also taking the biggest hits under Trump. So far, more than $6 billion in projects and over 10,000 jobs have been wiped out in GOP districts alone.

And the stakes are high. Through March, Republican districts have claimed 62% of all clean energy project announcements, 71% of the jobs, and a staggering 83% of the total investment.



https://electrek.co/2025/04/18/trumps-war-on-clean-energy-just-killed-6-billion-red-state-projects/

[Thread]

https://electrek.co/2025/04/18/trumps-war-on-clean-energy-just-killed-6-billion-red-state-projects/

Thank Christ & Trump= six of 1, half dozen of the other.
tee, hee.

[Winehole23]

by pulling back on renewables, Trump is locking us into a more expensive energy base

it's just dumb



A new report (https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/solar-electricity-every-hour-of-every-day-is-here-and-it-changes-everything/) from global energy think tank Ember says batteries have officially hit the price point that lets solar power deliver affordable electricity almost every hour of the year in the sunniest parts of the world.


The study looked at hourly solar data from 12 cities and found that in sun-soaked places like Las Vegas, you could pair 6 gigawatts (GW) of solar panels with 17 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of batteries and get a steady 1 GW of power nearly 24/7. The cost? Just $104 per megawatt-hour (MWh) based on average global prices for solar and batteries in 2024. That’s a 22% drop in a year and cheaper than new coal ($118/MWh) and nuclear ($182/MWh) in many regions.


Ember calls it “24/365 solar generation,” and it’s not just a theoretical model. Cities like Muscat, Oman, and Las Vegas can hit that steady power mark for up to 99% of the hours in a year. Hyderabad, Madrid, and Buenos Aires can reach 80–95% of the way there using that same solar-plus-storage setup with some cloud cover. And even cloudier cities like Birmingham in the UK can cover about 62% of hours annually.


“This is a turning point in the clean energy transition,” said Kostantsa Rangelova, global electricity analyst at Ember. “Around-the-clock solar is no longer a distant dream; it’s an economic reality of the world. It unlocks game-changing opportunities for energy-hungry industries like data centres and manufacturing.”


This is an enormous opportunity for sunny regions in Africa and Latin America. Manufacturers and data centers could also tap into solar-plus-storage and skip long waits (and big bills) for new grid connections.


It’s not a silver bullet for grid-wide reliability, but it lets solar carry much more of the load, especially where sunshine is abundant. Batteries also help avoid costly grid expansions by allowing up to five times more solar to plug into existing connections.


In 2024 alone, global battery prices dropped 40%, which helped drive down solar-plus-storage costs by 22%. Record-low tenders from countries like Saudi Arabia point to even cheaper options coming soon.
https://electrek.co/2025/06/20/batteries-are-so-cheap-now-solar-power-doesnt-sleep-ember/

[Winehole23]

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[Winehole23]

sounds like utility-scalable PV batteries have changed the game for solar

Trump turning his back on wind and solar is economically dumb and a probably a civilizational mistake


“After a 40% fall in 2024 in battery equipment costs, it’s clear we’re on track for another major fall in 2025,” said Kostantsa Rangelova, global electricity analyst at Ember. “The economics for batteries are unrecognizable, and the industry is only just getting to grips with this new paradigm.”


Most solar generation occurs during the day, so only part of it must be stored to provide dispatchable supply. If half of daytime solar is shifted to the night, the $65/MWh storage cost adds about $33/MWh to total solar costs. The global average price of solar in 2024 was $43/MWh, yielding a total electricity cost of $76/MWh when combined with storage.
“Solar is no longer just cheap daytime electricity, now it’s anytime dispatchable electricity,” said Rangelova. “This is a game-changer for countries with fast-growing demand and strong solar resources
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/12/batteries-now-cheap-enough-to-make-dispatchable-solar-economically-feasible/

[Blake]

"...The amount of money Americans are paying for their energy bills has increased since President Donald Trump took office earlier this year, according to a new report.

In the U.S., electric bills have increased 13% in 2025, according to Climate Power, a climate advocacy organization whose national advisory board features prominent Democratic politicians and activists. Climate Power analyzed data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration...

The report pointed to the massive spending bill Trump signed in July, which it claims is "driving up utility costs and destroying jobs by removing cheaper, cleaner energy sources from the grid, all while funding new tax breaks for the oil and gas industries."

https://abcnews.go.com/US/energy-bills-us-increased-13-trump-office-new/story?id=128346091


Honestly, fuck all of you morons for voting for this crooked dipshit

[SnakeBoy]

Poor Blake

[Winehole23]

Snake Boy with no topical take, very typical

[ChumpDumper]

Poor Blake

You're ecstatic to pay 13% more for energy on top of your tariffs and other inflation?

A simple, non-fragile yes or no is all you need to sack up and type, snack cake.

[Winehole23]

he's MAGA, he'll fall in line and repeat whatever he's told to say

[ChumpDumper]

He always does.

[Blake]

he's MAGA, he'll fall in line and repeat whatever he's told to say

And told to pay. The high prices are worth seeing the lib tear drops fall!

[Winehole23]

eventually, he'll be crying too

[Winehole23]

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[Winehole23]

batteries have been a game changer for renewables

https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:twjze4qqf6fgxz33ct52wlnl/bafkreibdvuso7w4hz2fd6denuqrtabvmbkfpa6jch7x5z34wj 7za5gzbku

[Winehole23]

low cost wins


Wind and solar combined generated more electricity than gas globally in April for ​the first month ever, data analysed by #UK-based think tank Ember showed on Thursday.

Together, wind and solar generated 22% of global electricity in April, compared with 20% from gas.

ttps://www.reuters.com/business/energy/global-wind-solar-power-outpace-gas-first-time-april-report-shows-2026-05-20/

[velik_m]

Earth is now heating up twice as fast as in previous decades

Global warming has accelerated and is now happening twice as fast as in previous decades, meaning major climate catastrophes could happen sooner than expected.

Earth was warming by about 0.18°C per decade prior to 2013-14. Since then, it has been heating up by about 0.36°C per decade, according to an analysis by Stefan Rahmstorf at the University of Potsdam, Germany, and US statistician Grant Foster.

If warming continues at this rate, humanity could breach the Paris Agreement goal of limiting warming to 1.5°C in 2028, even sooner than other research has projected.

“Every tenth of a degree matters and makes the impact of global warming worse in terms of extreme weather events, in terms of ecosystem impacts, also the risk of crossing tipping points,” says Rahmstorf. “The world, apart from the US, is trying to halt global warming, reduce it, and that’s why the fact that it’s now actually doing the opposite, accelerating, is of great concern.”

After a string of record-hot years, climate scientists began widely debating in 2023 whether global warming is speeding up. But natural fluctuations, such as the El Niño climate phase, which caused additional warming in 2023 and 2024, made it difficult to tell if the faster rise in temperatures was due to climate change or just random weather.

...


https://www.newscientist.com/article/2518362-earth-is-now-heating-up-twice-as-fast-as-in-previous-decades/

[Winehole23]

a cheaper and cleaner technical base is coming regardless of Trumplandia's nostalgia for king coal





For the first time ever, solar is set to generate more electricity than coal in the power market managed by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas. Nobody is building new coal power plants in the state, but developers are adding more solar there (https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=67205) than anywhere else in the country. As a result of those diverging trajectories, the federal government expect (https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=67685)s (https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=67685) ERCOT will receive 78 billion kilowatt-hours from solar in 2026, and just 60 from coal.

This trend does have seasonal variations. Last year, solar output beat coal on a monthly basis from March through August, and this year it is expected to do so from March through December, per the US Energy Information Administration at the Department of Energy.https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/05/solar-electricity-overtakes-coal-texas-ercot-energy-power-grid-resilience/

[Winehole23]

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[Winehole23]

thanks, Trump

for kick-starting the green new deal


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History shows that successive severe shocks tend to drive profound changes to the global energy mix. The scale of the disruption to oil and gas supplies caused by the war in the Middle East is unprecedented, and comes just four years after another crisis precipitated by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. This time the shift is likely to be away from fossil fuels and internal combustion engines, and toward renewables and electric devices, as governments and consumers reckon with their vulnerability to volatile prices in an insecure world.https://bsky.app/profile/akshatrathi.bsky.social/post/3mnheb5s2i22p

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