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@ember_energy
Mar 30, 2022 • 10 tweets • 12 min read • Read on X
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BREAKING | #Wind & #Solar hit a record TENTH of global electricity in 2021.

But the global electricity transition needs to sustain high growth rates to replace coal & reduce emissions.

⚡️10 Tweet Thread of the Global Power Sector in 2021

[1/10] #GER22
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We analysed annual power generation data for 209 countries from 2000 to 2020, with 2021 data included for 75 countries representing 93% of global power demand.

What did we find? #Wind and #solar took off!

[2/10] #GER22
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50 countries have now crossed the 10% #wind and #solar landmark, with 7 new countries in 2021 hitting the milestone for the first time: 🇨🇳🇯🇵🇲🇳🇻🇳🇦🇷🇭🇺🇸🇻

[3/10] #GER22
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3 countries switched over 8% of their total electricity demand to #wind and #solar, which directly replaced #fossilfuels.

Wind & solar:
🇳🇱 - ⬆️ 11% in 2 years
🇦🇺 - ⬆️ 9%
🇻🇳 - ⬆️ 8%

Fossil fuels:
🇳🇱 - ⬇️ 15%
🇦🇺 - ⬇️ 9%
🇻🇳 - ⬇️ 10%

[4/10] #GER22
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Viet Nam saw astonishing growth in #solar as it increased generation by 337% (+17 TWh) in a year, to become the world’s 10th largest solar generator.

Even as demand grew, Viet Nam reduced its #fossilfuel share & drove emissions down by 6%.

[5/10] #GER22
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However, we also found that electricity demand rebounded, leading to a record rise in #CO2 and #coal.

Coal power rose 9% in 2021 to 10,042 TWh, the biggest percentage rise on record since at least 1985.

[6/10] #GER22
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All-time #coal power records were set in China and India in 2021, and also in other Asian countries: 🇰🇿🇲🇳🇵🇰🇵🇭🇮🇩

[7/10] #GER22
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Record rise in #coal + modest rise in #gas means power sector emissions rose by 7% (778 million tonnes) in 2021, the largest absolute rise ever.

To reach @IEA 1.5 degrees pathway, power sector emissions need to fall 60% from 2021 to 2030.

[8/10] #GER22
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Leaders in #wind and #solar show that huge growth is realistic and can happen relatively quickly.

But shifts aren’t happening fast enough across all countries. Wind and solar need to sustain high growth rates for 1.5 degrees.

[9/10] #GER22
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To be on a pathway that keeps global heating to 1.5 degrees, #wind and #solar needs to sustain high growth rates of 20% every year to 2030.

[10/10] Full report: Global Electricity Review #GER22
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GB’s reliance on expensive fossil gas to generate its electricity is driving up electricity prices. This makes it harder for households to affordably power their homes.

Here's how:

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The cost of generating electricity from gas averaged £109/MWh so far this year - 150% higher than the pre-energy crisis average of £43/MWh recorded between 2017 and 2020.

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Jul 30, 2024
The data is in 📈

Here’s what happened in EU electricity in the first six months of 2024 🇪🇺

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Wind and solar saw strong growth in the first half of 2024, outpacing increasing electricity demand and pushing fossil generation into continued decline.

A rebound in hydro generation meant that renewables generated HALF of all EU electricity during this period ⚡

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Germany led the EU in wind and solar growth in the first half of 2024 🇩🇪

Across the EU, ☀️ generation increased by 21% compared to the first six months of 2023, while 🌪️ rose by 9%.

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May 30, 2024
Solar surged in 2023 📈

74% more solar was installed in 2023 than in 2022, the fastest percentage rise since 2011.

Based on @IRENA’s renewable capacity data, we present six charts that explain 2023’s record solar surge. Key highlights in a #thread Image
China is in the lead:

☀️China installed 55% more solar capacity than the previous year 📈x4.5 faster than the G7 (+12%)

🌬️China installed 21% more wind capacity than the previous year 📈x4.6 faster than the G7 (+4.5%) Image
Solar’s explosive growth is not just about China

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Apr 8, 2024
NEW from Ember electricity data:

Electricity demand has stabilised in the EU, but fossil generation keeps falling ⚡🇪🇺 1/4 Image
Last winter, some months showed increases in EU electricity demand for the first time in two years 2/4 Image
However, fossil generation keeps falling as clean generation surges. Some highlights from Q1 2024:

🌪️ Wind generation was up 9%
☀️ Solar is generating more, even in winter months
🌊 Hydro generation rebounded
🇫🇷 Nuclear was up in France

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Aug 16, 2023
With its proposed mines, #Whitehaven will double its #methane pollution over the next decade, releasing >1 million tonnes of methane by 2050 according to our latest data.

The climate impact is worse than the annual emissions of an additional 56 million cars🚗.

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“This flies in the face of Australia’s climate commitments and asks serious questions about the amount of risk these expansion plans pose,” says @Chris_climate_., Climate Strategy Advisor at Ember. (2/6)

#Whitehaven #methane

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Ember also finds that across Whitehaven’s coal mines, there are clear transparency gaps concerning the existing methane estimates. (3/6)

#Whitehaven #methane

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#Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas that often goes unnoticed in climate discussions.

But cutting methane emissions - especially those from coal mines - is the strongest lever we have to slow #climatechange in the short-term.

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Methane has a short-term climate impact 82.5 times larger than CO2, and #coalmines are a big source of it.

Methane is embedded in coal seams and surrounding rock strata. It is emitted before, during and long after the mining process.

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Only four countries - China, Russia, Indonesia and India - are responsible for 76% of global coal mine methane emissions.

And only nine countries are responsible for 90% of emissions.

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