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Originally Posted by ME_Andy
I'm sorry HB, but Neil is actually correct. Renewables are growing, even with less hydro power. Here's the chart to prove it.  |
But that is misleading, and again makes me point that it's about politics not clean energy. First the chart is really narrow in years, and second is it a US chart or world chart?
Here is a longer US chart
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electr..._1949-2011.png
If it's a world chart then any increase or flat trend in hydro is only because China is increasing hydro. Nuclear was increasing then it completely flat lined and now will be shrinking as those plants from the boom are not refueled and taken off line.
So look at this world chart and see that the overall electric generation is dirtier then ever. The total amount of renewable is has gotten a bit bigger, the nuclear is flat, and fossil has doubled. So the portion of nuclear and renewable is actually smaller then ever since 1980.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electr..._the_world.svg