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Rhiannon12866

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Wed Oct 8, 2025, 03:00 AM Oct 2025

Renewables Overtake Coal: Global Power Shift Leaves Trump Behind. - FIVE MINUTE NEWS



For the first time in history, wind and solar energy have generated more electricity than coal — marking a historic turning point for the world’s power systems. New research from Ember and the IEA shows that renewable energy is now growing fast enough to meet nearly all global demand, driven largely by China and India. - 10/07/2025.
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Renewables Overtake Coal: Global Power Shift Leaves Trump Behind. - FIVE MINUTE NEWS (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Oct 2025 OP
"More" doesn't mean quite as much as "when." Humanity relies on fossil fuels when so called "renewable energy," is... NNadir Oct 2025 #1

NNadir

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1. "More" doesn't mean quite as much as "when." Humanity relies on fossil fuels when so called "renewable energy," is...
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 03:33 AM
Oct 2025

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...not available, for instance, in months long episodes of Dunkelflaute.

The Norwegian Energy Minister States It Bluntly: "It's an absolute shit situation."

"More than coal" - particularly when energy is not needed - does not mean "less coal" if energy demand is increasing.

The reason the planet is burning is poor understanding of what words actually mean.

We are burning more coal on this planet than ever before.

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