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The earth needs rest – this should be the slogan for the next few decades. Still, "Greensponsible" is no longer popular...
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Even in eco-friendly Europe coal-fired electricity generation increased 18% last year from 2020 to 579 TWh, interrupting a trend of decline since 2012. According to some estimates, if high gas prices continue or the Russia-Ukraine conflict reduces gas-fired generation, coal generation could expand 11% to 641 TWh in 2022. Even the EU climate chief Frans Timmermans acknowledged that some coal plants might need to stay online longer than anticipated to address the continent’s energy crunch.
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By HackerNoonThis story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/get-ready-for-new-natural-disasters.
The earth needs rest – this should be the slogan for the next few decades. Still, "Greensponsible" is no longer popular...
Check more stories related to society at: https://hackernoon.com/c/society.
You can also check exclusive content about #climate-change, #crisis, #economy, #markets, #natural-disasters, #esg, #environmental-impact, #hackernoon-top-story, #hackernoon-es, #hackernoon-hi, #hackernoon-zh, #hackernoon-vi, #hackernoon-fr, #hackernoon-pt, #hackernoon-ja, and more.
This story was written by: @ikuchma. Learn more about this writer by checking @ikuchma's about page,
and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com.
Even in eco-friendly Europe coal-fired electricity generation increased 18% last year from 2020 to 579 TWh, interrupting a trend of decline since 2012. According to some estimates, if high gas prices continue or the Russia-Ukraine conflict reduces gas-fired generation, coal generation could expand 11% to 641 TWh in 2022. Even the EU climate chief Frans Timmermans acknowledged that some coal plants might need to stay online longer than anticipated to address the continent’s energy crunch.