Re:Germany cut fossil fuels as much as did the U.S., but at ...
by codethief on Thursday December 03, 2020 @06:11PM
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> The graphs on this article do not appear to show that the U.S. has decarbonized as much as Germany. I guess I’m missing something?
No, I don't think you are. Unless I'm missing something, too.
Here's another curious thing: The article says
> Meanwhile, during the same 20-year period, the United States reduced the share of fossil fuels in its primary energy consumption from 85.7 percent to 80 percent, cutting almost exactly as much as Germany did.
…but looking at the graphs, they didn't actually cut anything. It's only the relative share in the States' primary energy consumption that decreased but it only did that because the total consumption increased. The absolute amount of fossil energy consumption in the US hasn't really changed since 2000.
No, I don't think you are. Unless I'm missing something, too.
Here's another curious thing: The article says
> Meanwhile, during the same 20-year period, the United States reduced the share of fossil fuels in its primary energy consumption from 85.7 percent to 80 percent, cutting almost exactly as much as Germany did.
…but looking at the graphs, they didn't actually cut anything. It's only the relative share in the States' primary energy consumption that decreased but it only did that because the total consumption increased. The absolute amount of fossil energy consumption in the US hasn't really changed since 2000.