@claesdevreese has anybody done a projection of when the you will no longer import Russian or US gas?

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the arc of the tipping point is going to be broad and slow in the USA. The second Obama administration threw money at green energy projects and not all of them were going to stand the test of time. This was understood even at the time. This very expensive facility was built in that era, and is now being converted to solar photovoltaic for several reasons, not least of which is that PV panel prices have come down substantially since the late 2000's when this project was still on the drawing board. Of course anti-green energy people will point to the low, slow and broad nature of progress and say there is no "tipping point" apparent and claim all green energy is a failure (funny they can see this with green energy but not recognize this about "trickle down" economics.. but I digress..).

We are so accustomed to rapid technological progress based on what we experienced in the 20th century.. the first airplanes to the jet era in 40 years and then a man standing on the moon 30 years after that.. Green energy is going to take longer because it involves more people. All of society, really. Generation changes, more comparable to the changes in the world that happened starting with the French Revolution to WW1.. utter transformation but it took 130 years, not 40 or 30.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivanpah_Solar_Power_Facility

@claesdevreese This kind of info is great, but are we reducing fossil fuels or just increasing our energy use?

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What good news, and more importantly: the trends look positive absolutely as well.

Often one hears that the increase in solar in relation to fossils doesn't in actuality mean decrease of fossils, but slower increase compared to renewables.

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Energy_statistics_-_an_overview

@claesdevreese Send this to orange Trump-toddler. He has no knowledge of this, I heard yesterday at Davos in his speech.

@claesdevreese Yes, indeed good news! For the source of this information go to https://ember-energy.org/app/uploads/2026/01/EMBER-Report-European-Electricity-Review-2026.pdf Many more interesting facts and graphs on #cleanenergy can be found here. #ClimateChange #sustainability #ember #EuropeanUnion

@claesdevreese is the framing here a little odd? I only read the auto-translation, why do they treat hydro-electric and other renewables differently?

Sounds like the big milestone might be 2026 if 50% EU wide electricity comes from renewable sources(currently 49%)

@claesdevreese Niceeeeeeeee

@claesdevreese In other news: The US is very mad at what Europe has become.

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1. Want Ukraine to remain a sovereign nation?

Phase out Russian fossil fuel use.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-20/russia-s-oil-exports-falter-amid-plunging-deliveries-to-india

2. Want to prevent a catastrophic AI bubble?

Phase out OPEC fossil fuel use.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/technology/saudi-arabia-ai-exporter.html

3. Want America to remain a democracy?

Phase out Koch Network fossil fuel use.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/us/politics/koch-network-2024-election-trump.html

4. Want a habitable planet?

Phase out fossil fuel use.
https://time.com/7353478/davos-climate-leadership-end-fossil-fuel-era/

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/21/carbon-dioxide-co2-emissions-fossil-fuel-firms-study

@claesdevreese I love how the Danes are juxtaposing images of Denmark and Germany in this context 🙂

Src: https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/viden/klima/se-eu-landenes-energirekorder-danmark-bedst-paa-sol-og-vind

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https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/viden/klima/se-eu-landenes-energirekorder-danmark-bedst-paa-sol-og-vind

@claesdevreese what's the remaining 40%? 🤔

@claesdevreese That is indeed feel-good news! I still wonder what the other third is.

@claesdevreese But Trump dislikes like wind turbines, so what's Ushi von der Leyen gonna do?

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