MrYogiMan t1_j6bg334 wrote
I love how these demonstrations always take place in the already most green conscious countries. Can't go wrong with protesting for the popular I guess.
idontagreewitu t1_j6c1uwp wrote
>Fossil fuel-fired power plants produced over 80% of the electricity in the Netherlands, mainly natural gas (42%) and coal (35%). More than 12% of the Netherland's electricity is generated from renewable sources, mainly biomass and waste (5% of the total) and wind (7% of the total).
GreenPowerTrader t1_j6el0s1 wrote
Not denying the overall point that the Netherlands still need a long way, but this source is from 2016. In the western european power world this is an eternity ago. The current renewable percentage of ELECTRICITY is roughly 40 percent (with e.g. solar growing by 4GWp yearly!) - albeit with like 15-20 percentage points biomass.
The overall renewable share of energy, i.e including fuels, is still super mediocre at 15% or so. So enough reason to protest.
P.S. if you want to be green, using less energy in general is the single best way to save carbon. Your electric SUV is not making anything better.
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