Peter Tunbridge

Coal, colours and column charts at @EmberClimate. Using dataviz to accelerate the #coaltoclean electricity transition.

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[Peter Tunbridge @PeterTunbridge]

⚡️New #dataviz showing wind and solar electricity growth for every country in the world.

Shows the explosion of growth from 2015-2021, in which time the world's wind and solar share has doubled!

This #beeswarm chart was made in #d3, by myself and @nicolasfulghum

[Ember @ember_energy]

BREAKING | #Wind and #Solar hit a record TENTH of global electricity in 2021.

The milestone has now been passed by 50 countries around the world, including the five biggest economies 🇺🇸🇨🇳🇯🇵🇩🇪🇬🇧

@EmberClimate #GER22 https://t.co/NgN66AxIqS

[Ember @ember_energy]

Replacing #coal power with #wind and #solar is a win-win solution that will cut emissions rapidly while making electricity more affordable and secure

[Conal Campbell @MethaneMonday]

the @IEA shows coal to be a bigger methane emitter than oil or gas.
Methane, and especially coal mine methane, need urgent action to keep our planet livable.

[Hannah Ritchie @_HannahRitchie]

CO₂ emitted per kWh of electricity (in grams):

🇿🇦 S Africa: 707
🇵🇱 Poland: 657
🇮🇳 India: 633
🇨🇳 China: 549
🇦🇺 Australia: 527
🇺🇸 US: 379
🇬🇧 UK: 268
🇧🇷 Brazil: 145
🇨🇦 Canada: 124
🇫🇷 France: 68
🇸🇪 Sweden: 44
🇨🇷 Costa Rica: 31
🇳🇴 Norway: 26

[Simon Evans @DrSimEvans]

7/ We already have enough high-carbon infrastructure to blow the budget for 1.5C

Staying below 1.5C or 2C would mean early retirements, retrofits with CCS

Cancelling new coal is a "major option" for aligning with the cheapest route to below 2C

[Nicolas Fulghum @nicolasfulghum]

It’s obvious, but still shocking every time I see it.

Where the world‘s electricity comes from vs. where emissions from electricity generation come from @EmberClimate

From Ember‘s new data explorer: https://t.co/159YeDza7c

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Sustainable energy generation from sun & wind is making great progress!

[Peter Tunbridge @PeterTunbridge]

@EmberClimate 's GER on @FT Climate graphic of the week!

Thanks @digitalcampbell!

FT piece: https://t.co/G5sVRC5qwA
Ember report: https://t.co/qm1JCA94OG

[Alexander Verbeek 🌍 @Alex_Verbeek]

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After two oil crises, Denmark decided in the 1970’s it wanted independence from other countries’ fossil fuels. Watch in this short video Denmarks leadership towards renewable energy.

Now #wind and #solar hit a record 10% of global electricity in 2021. 👏

#energy #climate

[I'm @Ketanjoshi.co on Bluesky @KetanJ0]

@EmberClimate Simple story here, really. We aren't shutting down coal power fast enough. It's the single biggest planet-heating tech and it needs to go ASAP.

[Carbon Tracker @CarbonBubble]

New mine-level data from Global Energy Monitor has found operating #coal mines emitted 52.3mn tonnes of #methane in 2021. This is more than gas (45mn tonnes) & oil (39mn tonnes) and is 10mn tonnes more than the estimates by the @IEA https://t.co/P9CwO5nVuX #ClimateCrisis

[Jeremy Gordon @jrmygrdn]

I have woken up to reports of fighting at the #Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. In this thread I will summarise what I understand about the situation.

[Ember @ember_energy]

We're hiring!

Looking for someone with a knack for clear and compelling data viz, who's keen to help us put visuals to work accelerating the energy transition.

Preferably UK-based. Details here: https://t.co/hpmgEImgli

[Dave Jones @CleanPowerDave]

From 2019-2021, Netherlands and Spain went on a renewables binge, and... that's VERY QUICKLY reduced gas generation:

- In Netherlands by -22% (17TWh)
- In Spain by -17% (15TWh)

...in 2 years alone!

[Ember @ember_energy]

NEW | Gas crisis interrupts EU coal exit

Soaring gas prices in 2021 created a ‘paradigm shift’ for Europe's electricity transition.

New renewables replaced costly gas instead of dirtier coal power, which slowed emissions declines.

https://t.co/uVpewIik8C

[AukeHoekstra @AukeHoekstra]

Didn't believe it at first so just reproduced it myself and this is indeed how wind and solar balance each other in OECD Europe according to the @IEA. Remarkable!
It means that increasing interconnectivity can be an alternative for seasonal storage for 100% renewable electricity.

[Dave Jones @CleanPowerDave]

Personally, i'm not offended that Urulsa cut off Ember's logo 😂⚡️

(such great work by Ember's Sarah Brown spreading the word on gas price impacting electricity price 👏)

[Nicolas Fulghum @nicolasfulghum]

Who should shoulder the burden of climate action?

Our latest analysis makes it clear that Australia, South Korea and even countries that are usually regarded as having a cleaner power sector, like Canada, have a lot more responsibility when looking at their per capita emissions

[Ember @ember_energy]

BREAKING: End of coal in sight as UK secures ambitious commitments at COP26 summit

UK government announcement: https://t.co/AjBnW7aGBw