No shit, the global south is leading the renewable charge.
What’s the breakdown on emissions though?
South America has a ton of hydroelectric capacity.
Gonna need this map with biomass excluded
It would also be nice to get one with nuclear added. Not renewable, but still green.
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And another with hydropower removed. Dams weren’t exactly built with green energy as a goal.
So?
Why does it matter why they were built? Low carbon energy is low carbon energy, while some countries may have an natural advantage it typically tends to be in places with lower options for solar.
Dams are hugely problematic in their own way. Dam removal is a real thing. We may want fewer dams in the future.
Perhaps, but definitely something to worry about after net zero. Dams, especially existing ones, tend to cause local damage to a handful of species, while the natural gas they take off the grid damages nearly all of the ecosystems on the planet while killing people even in normal operation.
It’s a strong argument in favor of nuclear power. You get power like a dam, but without the impact on local ecosystems.
How/why is North Korea so green?
doesn’t a lot of their energy come from solar and hydropower?
In
’s defense, they at least have nuclear which doesn’t need to be counted as “renewable”, but is definitely leagues better than dinosaur juice.Norway playing both sides…
Man the ocean is really behind everyone else. I expected better from the worlds largest watermass.
