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0 pointsTremendousJudge2y ago0 comments

> is on pace to replace a pretty large proportion of fossil fuels

Is it? According to ourwoldindata[0], fossil fuel usage is growing worldwide. ie more fossil fuels are being burned now than ever before.

[0] https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/global-fossil-fuel-consum...

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colechristensen2y ago

Yes. Solar is growing at an exponential rate, fossil fuel growth rates have been slowing.

Solar and wind growth rates should be expected to continue increasing, fossil fuel growth should reach zero in the next decade and start a long term decline.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Growth_of_photovoltaics

I’m talking about the second derivative of usage not the first.

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