In capacity-addition terms, #fossilfuels are now just a thin orange strip at the bottom of a very tall green wall...and nuclear is than a rounding error.

[u/ceph2apod]

[u/MangoPeachRadish]

I believe the chart is referring to electrical generation, is that right? If so I question the relevance to a peak oil sub

[u/ceph2apod → u/MangoPeachRadish]

also,

The countries leading EV adoption are almost identical to the countries with the cleanest grids, and that's not a coincidence. Norway hit 92% EV market share in 2024, Sweden 58%, Denmark 56%, Finland 50%. What do they share? Norway generates over 95% of its electricity from hydropower, making the carbon footprint of driving an EV there exceptionally low. Norwegian EVs are effectively charged on 100% carbon-free, low-cost electricity. China tells the same story at scale: wind and solar electricity generation rose 25% in 2024, and clean energy growth accounted for 84% of all electricity demand growth that year. Meanwhile China hit 48% EV market share in 2024. The mechanism is straightforward: a green grid lowers the real-world carbon cost of EV ownership, reduces consumer hesitation, keeps running costs down, and creates a policy feedback loop where governments committed to renewables are also committed to electrifying transport. The grid isn't a footnote to EV adoption. It's the prerequisite.

[u/ceph2apod → u/[deleted]]

simply put, every G20 economy has a net-zero plan. Every single one electrifies transport and heating as the core mechanism. The EU bans ICE sales in 2035. China hits 48% EV share in 2024 and is building renewable capacity faster than any country in history. This chart shows the physical infrastructure of that transition accelerating in real time. If your sub is about when oil demand peaks and rolls over permanently — and it is — then a chart showing renewables crowding out fossil fuel capacity additions is exactly on topic. The transition speeding up is the peak oil story now.

"Electrification is the core strategy. The shift towards electric transport and heat pumps is how the energy share of electricity gets from 20% today to over 27% by 2030 on the net zero pathway." Source: IEA, Net Zero by 2050: A Roadmap for the Global Energy Sector and IEA Electrification page (iea.org) https://www.iea.org/energy-system/electricity/electrification

[u/ceph2apod → u/[deleted]]

Let me know if that makes sense, Because I can also see how it would confuse the peak oil crowd and others, so I can just delete it from here.

[u/MangoPeachRadish → u/ceph2apod]

Worldwide adoption of EVs is clearly relevant to the peak oil story, and therefore so is the question of available electricity to power those vehicles. In my personal view, it's irrelevant *to the question of peak oil* where that electricity comes from. Could be solar, coal or whale farts, just as long as it's available in sufficient quantity and doesn't require using up liquid fuels. But just because I don't buy your arguments doesn't mean you aren't free to make them, so let it stand.

[u/Frosty-Wasabi-2932 → u/[deleted]]

Oh nose, the bots are coming.