Post B65w4thWfISaFW9Pyy by dnkboston@apobangpo.space
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 (DIR) Post #B65w4sTJEfUgR8UYBU by gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green
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       Coal produces about 33% of global electricitySolar and wind  produce 8–9% eachElectricity meets about 20% of total energy demandhttps://www.visualcapitalist.com/coal-still-powers-more-electricity/"The year 2025 recorded the largest net addition to global coal capacity in over a decade, driven largely by China amid the country’s heightened energy security concerns."https://www.bu.edu/gdp/2026/04/28/resurgence-to-retirement-global-insights-on-transitioning-away-from-coal/China accounts for 55.8% of global coal consumptionhttps://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-worlds-biggest-coal-consumers/
       
 (DIR) Post #B65w4sjcG2XPFi7ZbM by dnkboston@apobangpo.space
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       @gerrymcgovern "China, leading the way in green tech..." 🙄
       
 (DIR) Post #B65w4sx5RxJTvUQKbA by gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green
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       @dnkboston well, that's it. China controls 80% of the global solar market and 70% of the wind power market, and a growing slice of the EV market ... all made with coal!
       
 (DIR) Post #B65w4tAYds5YbGj5ay by knud@mastodon.social
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       @gerrymcgovern @dnkboston Even with coal electricity the energetic amortization of solar panels is 1–3 years, hence until then they cleanly replace fossil electricity production, after that they are zero and provide a net reduction of carbon emissions during the remaining 15-30 years of their lifetime.
       
 (DIR) Post #B65w4tLC0Kaz8FhaAi by gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green
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       @knudThere's nothing remotely "clean" about solar. Just because something is less dirty in one area does not make it clean. Modern tech is inherently toxic. We must seek to radically reduce energy use. @dnkboston
       
 (DIR) Post #B65w4tWtIpx9iXAvPE by knud@mastodon.social
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       @gerrymcgovern @dnkboston Demanding currently impossible solutions while demonizing actual partial solutions sounds great but will not solve anything.EOD for me at this point, sorry.
       
 (DIR) Post #B65w4thWfISaFW9Pyy by dnkboston@apobangpo.space
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       @knud The actual solution is to use less energy, period. Transitions have always been a smokescreen to, in fact, use more. @gerrymcgovern