Germany got 60% of its electricity from renewables in 2024, and two thirds are planning to get home solar, meaning it is on track for its goal to be a 100% renewables nation within 10 years. - eviltoast
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    16 days ago

    6th highest emissions per kWh of electricity produced in EU (1): 380g per kWh.

    US: 370g per kWh.

    France: 56g per kWh.

    Sweden: 40g per kWh.

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      16 days ago

      Which shows how far along the EU is in terms of clean tech rollout. Also your numbers are from 2023. With more renewables, less coal and more gas German emissions should have fallen rather quickly.

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      16 days ago

      Like what amazing technology did France apply, since I know they don’t have geothermal power. Like what can produce energy with such low emissions. Why is the world not simulating this

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        15 days ago

        Nuclear, however they keep having problems with it because it’s so phenomenally expensive in comparison to renewables (they often buy from Germany in times of overproduction), too hot weather, not enough water… and then there’s the problem to get enough refined fuel rods, since the biggest seller of those is indeed Russia.

        The 2023’ numbers of Germany were indeed awful (worsened by those LNG terminals and other emergency measures due to Russia’s invasion in Ukraine), it gets better quickly though. The Green Party is doing its thing; we just have to hope the next, probably far-right government doesn’t undo all of this progress like we see in other countries.