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Graph of percentage of electricity produced by renewables from 2001 to 2023. The total rose from about 18% to 30%. The main growth is in solar and wind, while hydropower went down from 17% to 14%. From here: https://apnews.com/article/renewable-energy-climate-solar-wind-fossil-fuels-2718fce0ed37232dc25dbf46fff87955

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Graph of percentage of electricity produced by renewables from 2001 to 2023. The total rose from about 18% to 30%. The main growth is in solar and wind, while hydropower went down from 17% to 14%. From here: https://apnews.com/article/renewable-energy-climate-solar-wind-fossil-fuels-2718fce0ed37232dc25dbf46fff87955
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John Carlos Baez (johncarlosbaez@mathstodon.xyz)'s status on Thursday, 09-May-2024 23:35:53 JST John Carlos Baez

Last year, for the first time, 30% of electricity produced worldwide was from renewable sources. Wind and solar are growing. But notice that the biggest is hydroelectric, and it's going down! One reason is droughts in India, China, North America and Mexico. Climate change is causing droughts.
We're in a race against time. But at least we're running.
https://apnews.com/article/renewable-energy-climate-solar-wind-fossil-fuels-2718fce0ed37232dc25dbf46fff87955

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