Without clean energy and EVs, the global rise in emissions in the last five years would have been three times larger, new IEA analysis shows.
  • Wooster@startrek.websiteEnglish
    7·
    7 个月前

    An exceptional shortfall in hydropower due to extreme droughts in the US, China, and several other economies resulted in over 40% of the rise in emissions in 2023 as countries turned largely to fossil fuels to plug the gap.

    I’m honestly surprised Hydro (or rather lack thereof) accounted for that much of the difference.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
      13·
      7 个月前

      Three Gorges Dam (which has been a massive environmental catastrophe itself) generates 10% of China’s electricity.