Reposted by Infopoint #Klimawandel #Artensterben
Recommended reading: "Renewables are just being added on top of fossil fuels."
Wrong comparison. Demand grew 75% since 2005 regardless. Without wind and solar, power sector CO2 in 2025 would have been 28% higher.
Excellent analysis by @zekehausfather.com
www.theclimatebrink.com/p/what-if-th...
theclimatebrink.com
What if the world hadn't built wind and solar?
Clean energy does not simply “add to” global energy use; it displaces fossil sources that would otherwise get built.