silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate@slrpnk.netEnglish · 1 month agoG7 ‘falling behind’ China as world’s wind and solar plans reach new high in 2025www.carbonbrief.orgexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up179arrow-down12
arrow-up177arrow-down1external-linkG7 ‘falling behind’ China as world’s wind and solar plans reach new high in 2025www.carbonbrief.orgsilence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate@slrpnk.netEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square4linkfedilink
minus-squareMrMakabar@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 month agoThe US makes up half of the G7 population. Given Trump, the G7 are always going to fall behind China. Add to that a bunch of the countries having relativly clean grids and you probably not going to see massive deployments.
minus-squareHirom@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoThat population figures surprises me. But Wolfram Alpha says it’s roughly correct, ie 44% https://www.wolframalpha.com/input?i=population+of+USA+vs+population+of+G7+countries
The US makes up half of the G7 population. Given Trump, the G7 are always going to fall behind China. Add to that a bunch of the countries having relativly clean grids and you probably not going to see massive deployments.
That population figures surprises me. But Wolfram Alpha says it’s roughly correct, ie 44% https://www.wolframalpha.com/input?i=population+of+USA+vs+population+of+G7+countries