About 40% of the world’s power generation is now renewable::About 40% of the world’s power generation is now renewable

		83% of new power capacity created in 2022 was renewable, according to a report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The report takes stock of the world's renewable en
      • csfirecracker@lemmyf.ukEnglish
        11·
        7 months ago

        Not all gas, coal and oil are consumed to generate electricity. Lots is converted directly to energy in engines, furnaces, or other direct uses for the materials. They are saying that the title refers to 40% of the total electricity production is generated by renewables.

  • Haagel@lemmings.worldEnglish
    7·
    7 months ago

    I’d love to know how much that percentage fluctuates with seasons, but on a global scale. Does summer in Australia compensate for winter in America, and vice versa, so that the sum is still 40% throughout the year?

    • R00bot@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      9·
      7 months ago

      Definitely not. There’s much less land mass in the southern hemisphere, so there’s also less utilisation of natural energy. Speaking as an Australian we’re also not super great at embracing the whole renewables thing so that definitely comes into it too lol.

      • abhibeckert@lemmy.worldEnglish
        8·
        7 months ago

        Speaking as an Australian we’re also not super great at embracing the whole renewables thing

        Erm… Australia has the more rooftop solar (32% of households) than any other country in the world and one state (south Australia) already has enough wind turbines to cover 100% of their overnight power consumption when the weather is favourable - with more being deployed (not to mention their grid is connected tot he rest of the nation, which is also investing in wind and hydro, so if it’s windy somewhere else that’s good enough).

        We’re also moving pretty fast into hydrogen… in part because we have more power than we can use, so selling it (in the form of green hydrogen) makes sense.

        We also have a dying but massive fossil fuel industry, and they spread a lot of FUD… but the reality is those power companies aren’t price competitive with renewable and never will be. They have no future and they’re just trying to delay the inevitable as long as possible.

        • set_secret@lemmy.worldEnglish
          61·
          7 months ago

          Erm, you’re forgetting our massive coal exports which we have to take into consideration. Our rooftop solar doesn’t count for shit if we’re providing excess co2 tp the rest of the planet.

          Additionally we’ve never had a year of lower emissions yet, we’ve only achieved to slow the rate of increase.

        • R00bot@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
          1·
          7 months ago

          We’ve made some strides on the renewables front yes but it’s never been enough. We’re still increasing our carbon output year on year, due mostly to the political willpower for renewables simply not existing. Two years ago we had a prime minister who didn’t acknowledge climate change. The fact that we’ve got any renewables at all is simply because of the economics of it. We get so much sun it’s impossible for us to not lead the world on solar, and yet our government still drags their feet on renewables (yes, even Labor are barely any better on environmental issues).

        • YtA4QCam2A9j7EfTgHrHEnglish
          2·
          7 months ago

          Coal billionaires are getting more money tho, so who’s to say if it is all that bad.

          • set_secret@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            7 months ago

            Yeah, at least those billionaires are able to exploit the natural resources to gain more money each year. I guess we should be thankful for that.

  • ArcaneGadget@lemmy.worldEnglish
    41·
    7 months ago

    FFS… They could at least fucking skim the report they are writing about. It’s not 40%, it’s 28%…

    The total global electricity consumption, from all sources, including renewables, was 28 500 TWh in 2022, a 2.5% increase compared with 2021 (and a 25% increase compared with ten years earlier, 2013) (EMBER, 2023). According to IRENA (2023b) the percentage of electricity consumption met by RE was 27.8% in 2022, up from 27.6% in 2021. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA) (2023), demand is expected to grow by slightly less than 2% in 2023.