Have ‘Renewables’ Overtaken Coal Globally?
‘Independent energy consultant’ Kathryn Porter mentioned claims that ‘renewables’ were now supplying more electricity than coal on a worldwide basis
As she pointed out, the claim originated with Ember, the ‘renewable’ lobby outfit who claimed that Labour’s energy plans would reduce bills by £300!
Hardly trustworthy then!
And quite why they are making their claim half way through the year, instead of waiting till the end, is highly suspicious.
Nevertheless, if you include hydro and burning trees in “renewables”, ‘renewable’ and coal generation have been neck and neck for a while:
Source: BP Energy Review 2024
The trouble is that no reputable organisation classifies hydro in ‘renewables’.
Naturally the ‘renewable’ lobby has jumped on these claims to pretend that the world is rapidly moving to wind and solar power – one contact saw Justin Rowlatt making deceptive claims on the BBC News a few days ago.
The reality is of course much different. Wind and solar only contributed 15 percent of the world’s electricity last year, and it is unlikely to go much higher this year.
Justin Rowlatt claimed that the world’s energy system is being transformed by “cheap” solar power.
That is an outright lie.
Solar’s contribution globally rose from 5.6 percent in 2023 to 6.7 percent last year.
An astonishing 1.1 percent increase, hardly transformative!
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