
Data That Matters October 2020
As of August 1, 150,500 deaths from Covid were confirmed in the US, with an additional ~70,000 from unknown causes. Continue reading
As of August 1, 150,500 deaths from Covid were confirmed in the US, with an additional ~70,000 from unknown causes. Continue reading
Fossil fuel subsidies are ~3.7 times greater than subsidies for renewable energy. The cost of gun deaths in the US Continue reading
At least in the US, electricity from wind is now cheaper than electricity from natural gas ($20/MWhr). Subsidies skew such Continue reading
It can be argued that the Industrial Revolution began in the British Isles, largely because of the availability of coal. Continue reading
Simple and good news. Scotland’s wind power network is now capable of producing more electricity than the country needs. For Continue reading
For 107 hours starting with May 7th, Portugal was able to run exclusively on renewable energy: hydro, solar, and wind. Continue reading
More renewable energy systems than fossil fuel plants were added to the world’s power grid in 2015. A record $286B Continue reading
Pardon the belated post. Peak wind production can beat peak nuclear production 432Gw to 383Gw. Global trade dropped 22% in Continue reading