Solar and Wind Are Covering All Worlds New Power Demand in 2025
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The article reports that solar and wind energy are expected to cover all new power demand in 2025, marking a potential turning point in the decline of fossil fuel usage, with commenters reflecting on the broader implications for global civilization and energy trends.
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It's interesting to see that it was fossil fuel burning ie industrial revolution (steam engine) that led to the dominance of western civilization over last few 100 years. Now that it sunsets and the eastern civilization (China) rises we are also witnessing the rise of what I personally call electronic revolution.