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China Installed More Solar Panels Last Year Than the U.S. Has in Total (www.ecowatch.com)
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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 9 months ago (3 children)

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 9 months ago (1 children)

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 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)
[–] pedalmore@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago (2 children)

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 9 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 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] pedalmore@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 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 7 months ago (1 children)

The US DOE puts the US at 20% renewable energy.

https://www.energy.gov/eere/renewable-energy

[–] rusticus@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] nednobbins@lemm.ee 1 points 7 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 9 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] rusticus@lemm.ee 7 points 9 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 9 months ago

I also had sweet dreams last night