The dirtiest electricity is on the rise again, with 62 per cent more coal burned to generate electricity in 2019, compared to the year before. Hydro power stations typically provide up to 60 per cent of the country’s power. * Climate Explained: Switch to electric transport, even if electricity is not fully renewable“Overall, rainfall usually dictates quite strongly how much renewable electricity we have in the total,” Suomalainen said. “That’s also when electricity emissions peaked,” she said. Rather than offering cheaper power and boosting the proportion of renewable electricity, generators chose to spill the excess water.

Source: Stuff August 27, 2020 20:06 UTC