{"id":407439,"date":"2025-10-10T11:15:37","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T09:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=407439"},"modified":"2025-10-10T11:15:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T09:15:39","slug":"have-renewables-overtaken-coal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=407439","title":{"rendered":"Have Renewables Overtaken\u00a0Coal?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Paul Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kathryn Porter mentioned claims that renewables were now supplying more electricity than coal on a worldwide basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As she pointed out, the claim originated with Ember, the renewable lobby outfit who claimed that Labour\u2019s energy plans would reduce bills by \u00a3300! Hardly trustworthy then!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And quite why they are making their claim half way through the year, instead of waiting till the end, is highly suspicious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, if you include hydro and burning trees in \u201crenewables\u201d, renewable and coal generation have been neck and neck for a while:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BP Energy Review 2024<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The trouble is that no reputable organisation classifies hydro in renewables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Naturally the renewable lobby has jumped on these claims to pretend that the world is rapidly moving to wind and solar power \u2013 one contact saw Justin Rowlatt making deceptive claims on the BBC News last night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reality is of course much different. Wind and solar only contributed 15% of the world\u2019s electricity last year, and it is unlikely to go much higher this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Justin Rowlatt claimed that the world\u2019s energy system is being transformed by \u201ccheap\u201d solar power. That is an outright lie. Solar\u2019s contribution rose from 5.6% in 2023 to 6.7% last year \u2013 hardly transformative!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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