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Environment & Energy

Think. Again.

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4. As you mentioned...

Reply to progree (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 17, 2024, 04:24 PM

Jul 2024

The forecasted demand from Data processing, AI, Crypto, population growth, etc, is expected to outpace the slowed-down replacement of CO2-emitting plants with clean plants.

But again, those numbers you posted, even the covid era low-usage numbers, are still waaaay too high for what we should be doing to have any substantial affect on the near future climate damages we can expect.

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Intersect Power to Build $837M Worth of Grid Batteries in Texas [View all] Think. Again. Jul 2024 OP

So does this mean the U.S. is expecting to burn more fossil fuel for electricity generation? progree Jul 2024 #1

oh yes... Think. Again. Jul 2024 #2

I thought we had turned the corner in the U.S. electric power sector on ghg emissions progree Jul 2024 #3

As you mentioned... Think. Again. Jul 2024 #4

Added to #3 above: Total U.S. energy production: 83.9% is fossil fuel, only 2.3% is wind and solar progree Jul 2024 #13

Texas already had the most wind generation and now they have the solar Finishline42 Jul 2024 #5

Fortunately I've never seen anyone on DU say they expect CO2 to go down *worldwide* ... certainly not here on E&E progree Jul 2024 #6

I added another graphic and some numbers to #3 above progree Jul 2024 #7

Questions Caribbeans Jul 2024 #8

All excellent questions! Think. Again. Jul 2024 #9

I added U.S. electrical consumption statistics to post#3 in the above progree Jul 2024 #10

Yes... Think. Again. Jul 2024 #11

The U.S. electric power sector CO2 emissions DEcreased 11.8% from 2019 to 2023 progree Jul 2024 #12