Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Renewables topped coal for US energy in 2022

Renewables topped coal for US energy in 2022

Why it matters: The US' transition away from coal to renewable energy is somewhat of a slog, but wind and solar sources accounted for 14% of the energy produced in the US last year, and for the first time, renewables surpassed coal, according to the US Energy Information Administration. Given the recent scare the latest IPCC report gave the world, this snippet of data from EIA is reason to be optimistic.

Speaking of that IPCC report: Scroll down to the bottom of today's brief for a link to the latest episode of SmartBrief's Sustainability SmartPod. Sean and I had a bit of a bone to pick with the way the report was presented.

Full Story: The Associated Press (3/27)  

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