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Most of The World Could Be 100% Powered With Renewables by 2050

Bergslagstroll said:
IEA have time and after time underestimate the potential of renewable energy.

https://cleantechnica.com/2017/09/0...ously-pessimistic-renewable-energy-forecasts/

Your link also acknowledge that investments in new coal power plants are the lowest in a decade.

While 98 gigawatts of new solar capacity was installed globally 2017, far more than net additions of coal.

https://unfccc.int/news/world-added-far-more-new-solar-than-fossil-fuel-power-in-2017

That renewables are starting to outcompete fossil fuels.

https://eu.usatoday.com/story/money...ose-fossil-fuels-challenging-price/485210002/

That even with the very pro coal Trump administration the coal companies have a pessimistic view of the future of coal.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...shutting-despite-trump-s-order-to-rescue-them
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IEA: Global Coal Demand Bounced Back in 2017

Guest climate wrecking by David Middleton It looks like my third-favorite fossil fuel continues to refuse to die… Business Coal Demand Bounced Back in 2017 After Two Years of Decline: IEA By Jeremy Hodges November 12, 2018, 6:00 PM CST India and Southeast Asia are driving demand for fossil fuels Investment in new coal power…

4 days ago November 15, 2018 in Coal.

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Bergslagstroll said:
IEA have time and after time underestimate the potential of renewable energy.

https://cleantechnica.com/2017/09/0...ously-pessimistic-renewable-energy-forecasts/

Your link also acknowledge that investments in new coal power plants are the lowest in a decade.

While 98 gigawatts of new solar capacity was installed globally 2017, far more than net additions of coal.

https://unfccc.int/news/world-added-far-more-new-solar-than-fossil-fuel-power-in-2017

That renewables are starting to outcompete fossil fuels.

https://eu.usatoday.com/story/money...ose-fossil-fuels-challenging-price/485210002/

That even with the very pro coal Trump administration the coal companies have a pessimistic view of the future of coal.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...shutting-despite-trump-s-order-to-rescue-them
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What about globally?
 
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Lord of Planar said:
What about globally?
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Renewables accounted for 70 percent of net additions to global power generating capacity in 2017.

https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-...ergy-installed-in-2017-research-idUKKCN1IZ0YL

While in for example India the cost of renewables have fallen with 50 percent in two years and start to outcompete fossil fuels.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/energy...ts-more-than-new-wind-and-solar/#5261c8664c0f

You also see positive examples then it comes to other sectors like for example transportation. There electric cars are getting more and more competitive.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...y-be-cheaper-than-gas-guzzlers-in-seven-years

While in Norway over half new cars in 2017 was electric or hybrids.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...ar-sales-now-electric-or-hybrid-idUSKBN1ES0WC

In Sweden you also have road trials with electrified roads.

https://www.thelocal.se/20180413/worlds-first-electric-road-opens-in-sweden

That the transition away from fossil fuel is possible and need to speed up. There a big hurdle is the huge influence the fossil fuel companies still have over our societies. Like for example how gas companies spent 100 million on lobbying to keep EU dependent on fossil fuels.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...-in-to-fossil-fuels-for-decades-a8028056.html

You also have the Trump administration that wants to spend billions of dollar propping up dirty coal plants.

https://www.economist.com/graphic-d...save-americas-failing-coal-fired-power-plants
 
Bergslagstroll said:
Renewables accounted for 70 percent of net additions to global power generating capacity in 2017.

https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-...ergy-installed-in-2017-research-idUKKCN1IZ0YL

While in for example India the cost of renewables have fallen with 50 percent in two years and start to outcompete fossil fuels.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/energy...ts-more-than-new-wind-and-solar/#5261c8664c0f

You also see positive examples then it comes to other sectors like for example transportation. There electric cars are getting more and more competitive.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...y-be-cheaper-than-gas-guzzlers-in-seven-years

While in Norway over half new cars in 2017 was electric or hybrids.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...ar-sales-now-electric-or-hybrid-idUSKBN1ES0WC

In Sweden you also have road trials with electrified roads.

https://www.thelocal.se/20180413/worlds-first-electric-road-opens-in-sweden

That the transition away from fossil fuel is possible and need to speed up. There a big hurdle is the huge influence the fossil fuel companies still have over our societies. Like for example how gas companies spent 100 million on lobbying to keep EU dependent on fossil fuels.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...-in-to-fossil-fuels-for-decades-a8028056.html

You also have the Trump administration that wants to spend billions of dollar propping up dirty coal plants.

https://www.economist.com/graphic-d...save-americas-failing-coal-fired-power-plants
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Point is, now that we have renewable energy, why are there still new coal plants being built?
 
Lord of Planar said:
Point is, now that we have renewable energy, why are there still new coal plants being built?
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The transition away from the fossil fuel takes times even if you have a lot of positive example from around the world. For example that UK have drastically reduced its coal consumption and will close it last coal plant in 2025.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/jan/05/uk-coal-fired-power-plants-close-2025

So it therefor very bad that the transition away from fossil fuels didn’t started sooner. There a big reason for that is the massive disinformation campaigns and lobbying from the fossil fuel companies.

https://www.smokeandfumes.org/fumes
 
Bergslagstroll said:
The transition away from the fossil fuel takes times even if you have a lot of positive example from around the world. For example that UK have drastically reduced its coal consumption and will close it last coal plant in 2025.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/jan/05/uk-coal-fired-power-plants-close-2025

So it therefor very bad that the transition away from fossil fuels didn’t started sooner. There a big reason for that is the massive disinformation campaigns and lobbying from the fossil fuel companies.

https://www.smokeandfumes.org/fumes
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Stop making excuses for your Asian buddies.

I specifically said "new" also. Can't you alarmists comprehend simple words?
 
Bergslagstroll said:
The transition away from the fossil fuel takes times even if you have a lot of positive example from around the world. For example that UK have drastically reduced its coal consumption and will close it last coal plant in 2025.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/jan/05/uk-coal-fired-power-plants-close-2025

So it therefor very bad that the transition away from fossil fuels didn’t started sooner. There a big reason for that is the massive disinformation campaigns and lobbying from the fossil fuel companies.

https://www.smokeandfumes.org/fumes
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Yeah, we are using gas.
 
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[h=2]Greens want to put you in jail for seven years for burning coal after 2030[/h]
[h=3]Let’s lock up the whole country[/h]You can’t make this stuff up.
[h=1]Greens want to make burning coal a crime[/h]The Greens want Australians to start treating coal like asbestos, with the minor party announcing its policy to make the energy resource illegal.
Yes, because asbestos kills people, which is a lot like coal which saves lives, feeds plants, keeps us warm and earns us $23 billion dollars a year. (And that’s just thermal coal).
Greens MP Adam Bandt outlined the policy on Friday in Hobart, which makes it illegal to dig, burn or ship thermal coal from 2030.
Individuals and corporations could face up to seven years’ jail for using thermal coal after that date, the Greens propose.
[h=4]Life is death, money is poverty, and fires are a secret code from Gaia:[/h][h=3] Greens policy would outlaw thermal coal as it is ‘no longer compatible’ with human life[/h]Against the backdrop of catastrophic destruction in California, Bandt will tell his audience Australia’s biggest chance of avoiding climate catastrophe is by ceasing coal exports. — The Guardian
The Greens are a danger to the nation. They’re killing people through stone-age reasoning.
It’s an anti-science theology that ignores the evidence and unquestioningly lauds unaccountable foreign committees.
Whoever you vote for at the next election don’t vote informal and lose your chance to put The Greens last.
h/t George
 
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[h=1]Give thanks that we no longer live on the precipice[/h][FONT=&quot]Fossil fuels helped humanity improve our health, living standards and longevity in just 200 years Paul Driessen Thanksgiving is a good time to express our sincere gratitude that we no longer “enjoy” the “simpler life of yesteryear.” As my grandmother said, “The only good thing about the good old days is that they’re gone.” For…
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Lord of Planar said:
Stop making excuses for your Asian buddies.

I specifically said "new" also. Can't you alarmists comprehend simple words?
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One example of that the transition takes time is that you sadly still have coal power plants and other fossil fuel plants being built. While cost of renewables continue to drop so hopefully you will soon see the end of building new coal plants and other fossil fuel plants.

While if you for example look at India there are not planning to build any more power coal plants besides those under construction. That they will instead will meet the enormous need for electricity through renewable energy. While existing coal plants are also started to become outcompeted by renewables. It can also be good to remember that India’s C02 pollutions are only around half of US.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/energy...ts-more-than-new-wind-and-solar/#3a3e39b04c0f
 
Bergslagstroll said:
Republican coal states like Indiana are replacing coal with renewables.

https://cleantechnica.com/2018/11/0...ith-renewables-will-save-customers-4-billion/
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All the coal plants in the USA will be replaced after they reach end of life. It is stupid to shut them down earlier than necessary, because it placed a financial loss of revenue on them, when they counted on the initial construction cost to be divided my many, many years.

I spoke of new plans being built in Asia. The ones never started should not be started! Still, we have Communist apologists saying it's OK...
 
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[h=1]Why Japan finds coal hard to quit[/h][FONT=&quot]Addiction to coal-fired power undermines Tokyo’s green credentials From Nikkei Asian Review ERI SUGIURA and AKANE OKUTSU, Nikkei staff writers November 21, 2018 15:17 JST TOKYO/KOBE, Japan — In Japan’s port city of Kobe, a pair of 150-meter high white chimneys tower over the bay. Located just beside a residential area only 15 minutes by…
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Some is sad, some is hilarious.

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[h=1]Energy Poverty Kills More People Than Coal and Cecil B. DeMille… Combined![/h][FONT=&quot]Guest sequel by David Middleton This is sort of a sequel to Environmental Groups Claim Coal Killed 7,600 People in Europe in 2016… Can’t Name Any of the Victims. Air Pollution Kills More People Than Cecil B. DeMille The World Health Organization estimates that ambient (outdoor) air pollution kills (premature deaths) about 4.2 million people…
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Lord of Planar said:
All the coal plants in the USA will be replaced after they reach end of life. It is stupid to shut them down earlier than necessary, because it placed a financial loss of revenue on them, when they counted on the initial construction cost to be divided my many, many years.

I spoke of new plans being built in Asia. The ones never started should not be started! Still, we have Communist apologists saying it's OK...
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Of course you should stop building new fossil fuel plants. Especially since the economic case for fossil fuels is crumbling.

https://eu.usatoday.com/story/money...ose-fossil-fuels-challenging-price/485210002/

While it becomes harder to put demands on developing countries if developed countries doesn’t do their part.

There US sadly have a president that want to spend billions on propping up dirty and failing coal plants.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...ne-to-money-losing-coal-power-plants-jhv94ghl
 
Bergslagstroll said:
98 percent of all children under 5 are exposed to ambient fine particulate matter above WHO air quality guidelines in low- and middle-income countries around the world

More than 90% of the world?s children breathe toxic air every day

There renewables is a way to both bringing power to developing countries and reduce toxic pollutants.

https://www.renewableenergyworld.co...ging-solar-power-to-the-developing-world.html
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Yes, most of the world sucks. We can start having adult conversations about what more the 1st world nations should do when we first get the rest of the world near our standards.
 
Lord of Planar said:
Yes, most of the world sucks. We can start having adult conversations about what more the 1st world nations should do when we first get the rest of the world near our standards.
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For example India’s C02 per capita is 1.7 metric tons per capita compared to 16.5 for US.

https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.ATM.CO2E.PC

While India’s total C02 emissions are only half of US.

https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.ATM.CO2E.KT

India also plans nearly 60 percent of electricity capacity from non-fossil fuels by 2027.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/21/india-renewable-energy-paris-climate-summit-target
 
Bergslagstroll said:
98 percent of all children under 5 are exposed to ambient fine particulate matter above WHO air quality guidelines in low- and middle-income countries around the world

More than 90% of the world?s children breathe toxic air every day

There renewables is a way to both bringing power to developing countries and reduce toxic pollutants.

https://www.renewableenergyworld.co...ging-solar-power-to-the-developing-world.html
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What percentage of those kids would see improved conditions, if their families had access to natural gas for cooking,
rather than wood, coal, or dung?
 
Bergslagstroll said:
By 2050 most of the world could be 100% powered with renewable energy while at the same lead to a net increase of 24 million new jobs, according to a new 2050 roadmap.



https://www.sciencealert.com/most-of-the-world-could-be-100-powered-by-renewables-by-2050

Direct link to the study: https://web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/jacobson/Articles/I/CountriesWWS.pdf
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Global warming alarmists are such shills for specific types of energy (such as wind and solar) they choose it's not even funny, when other types of energy can deal with the problem of global warming much better. I mean, wind energy is utter trash. It's completely unreliable and produces very little energy. It's not going to be scalable at all, either.
 
Bergslagstroll said:
For example India’s C02 per capita is 1.7 metric tons per capita compared to 16.5 for US.

https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.ATM.CO2E.PC

While India’s total C02 emissions are only half of US.

https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.ATM.CO2E.KT

India also plans nearly 60 percent of electricity capacity from non-fossil fuels by 2027.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/21/india-renewable-energy-paris-climate-summit-target
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Once again, your comprehension for facts is lacking. They are a developing nation. They are using very dirty sources of energy. The technology is there to modernize their technology, and stop building dirty power. None of their new power plants should be dirtier than out existing clean coal technology. They should be building the latest technology, not 40 year old technology. They should be buiding more solar and wind since you guys keep claiming it's cheaper.

Why do you guys allow them to be bad world ecology players, and demand we don't do enough?

Do you hate the USA?

Think about what their "per capita output" of COI2 and pollution will be when they have almost 100% of their population using power like we do!
 
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