87 Countries Have Reached Clean Energy Tipping Point

A 5% threshold for renewable energy on the power grid might not sound like much, but it’s the milestone that could tip electricity systems in 87 countries into a rapid shift off carbon, a Bloomberg news analyst says.“With all good technologies, there comes a time when buying the old tech no longer makes sense,” explains Bloomberg Green Deputy Editor Tom Randall. “Think smartphones in the 21st century, colour TVs in the 1970s, or even gasoline-powered cars in Henry Ford’s day.”Be among the first to read The Energy Mix WeekenderA brand new weekly digest containing exclusive and essential climate stories from around the world.The Weekender:The climate news you need. For the transition to clean energy, that tipping point may be as low as 5%, a level the United States hit in 2011 before pushing past 20% in 2021. “If the country follows the trend set by others at the leading…

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