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China Installed More Solar Panels Last Year Than the U.S. Has in Total::China installed more new solar capacity last year than the total amount ever installed in any other country.

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[-] rusticus@lemm.ee 49 points 10 months ago

We've moved from 17% to 40% of total energy production coming from renewables since 2020. Thanks to Biden policies. Even though according to reddit he's an incontinent dementia patient.

[-] pedalmore@lemmy.world 21 points 10 months ago

Source? I haven't seen final numbers for 2023 from EIA yet, but 2022 was like 22%. The growth is accelerating as economics change, and in large part the IRA (thanks Biden), but it's not 40%. I'm speaking of electricity production, but I can't think of a reasonable metric that's anywhere near 40% nationally. Let's try to stick to reality here.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renewable_energy_in_the_United_States

[-] rusticus@lemm.ee 13 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)
[-] pedalmore@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

You said renewables are 40%, which is wrong. Then you sourced articles showing that carbon free sources are 40%, which includes nuclear. Nobody calls nuclear "renewable", so I suggest getting your language straight so as not to confuse.

[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 13 points 10 months ago

to be fair nuclear nuclear is much much better than keeping up with all that fossil fuel burning.

in fact id rather see (properly maintained!!!) nuclear than waiting until actual renewables can cover all of the world's demand.

[-] rusticus@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago
[-] pedalmore@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

We’ve moved from 17% to 40% of total energy production coming from renewables since 2020

This what you said. You're comparing a 2020 number without nuclear to a 2022 number with nuclear. That's dumb and misleading. That doesn't make me a douche, it makes you wrong and petty. Grow up and just try to get your numbers and facts straight.

[-] nednobbins@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago
[-] rusticus@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago

Pretty easy to argue nuclear is renewable and is carbon neutral. Ergo, 40%.

[-] nednobbins@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago

Except when you leave out nuclear in 2020 and add it in 2023 you're not pointing out anything about Biden (or anyone else's) policies. You're just demonstrating that shifting your metrics mid sentence leads to a nonsense conclusion.

[-] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world -4 points 10 months ago

I mean... It can all be true, right?

[-] rusticus@lemm.ee 7 points 10 months ago

Listen to Biden's interview on Conan O'Brien's podcast then come back here and tell me he's demented. I'll wait.

[-] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

I also had sweet dreams last night

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