When you encounter folks who believe #fossilfuels cannot be replaced, #Portugal is proving what is possible.
Despite what the #petrogarchy would have us believe, #CleanEnergy is not only cost effective but has the potential to provide electricity cheaper than dirty alternatives
#ClimateChange #GreenEnergy #ClimateCrisis #GreenTech
https://mastodon.social/@renewable_energy/112423857488913164
... Show more...When you encounter folks who believe #fossilfuels cannot be replaced, #Portugal is proving what is possible.
Despite what the #petrogarchy would have us believe, #CleanEnergy is not only cost effective but has the potential to provide electricity cheaper than dirty alternatives
#ClimateChange #GreenEnergy #ClimateCrisis #GreenTech
https://mastodon.social/@renewable_energy/112423857488913164
Portugal is crushing it: renewables met 91% of Portugal’s electricity needs in the first 4 months this year & have pushed their⚡️prices to a 4 yr low!Renewables are carrying an increasing % of their electrcity demand in the first 4 months in 2024:
- 95% April
- 91% March
- 88% Feb
- 81% in Jan
Portugal’s rapid transition is evidence it can be done: renewables are up from 27% in 2005 & 54% in 2017 with their last coal power plant shut down in 2021.
#nature #environment #renewables #earth
