The Weekly Anthropocene, February 1 2023
Dispatches Against Despair, from the Wild, Weird World of Humanity and its Biosphere
The Global Renewables Revolution
A new report from the Rocky Mountain Institute makes a strong case that global use of fossil fuels for electricity has already peaked, and will likely plateau through 2025 then decline afterwards, as renewables continue to grow rapidly. (Here’s a Q&A with the report author). This is EXCELLENT news! We of course need to speed this up still further to reduce climate damage (and air pollution deaths) as much as possible and as fast as possible, but we’re on the right track.
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