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We present to you 3 Plotly dashboards on clean energy, with inspiration from The Economist.
The United States is 2nd.
2nd usually implies something good; for instance 2nd place in a race, runner-up in a basketball tournament, or the silver medalist in an Olympic event. However, in the case of total carbon dioxide emissions, 2nd is not the place you want to be in.
The United States, in 2011, was responsible for 17% of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions. There is no question that population plays a role in CO2 emissions; however, the U.S. placed 3rd in the per capita CO2 emissions category.
President Obama has unleashed a variety of aggressive tactics to reduce carbon emissions, such as the creation of new “clean energy” jobs and technologies and the initiative to make America more energy independent. In 2015, he announced new, historic carbon emission standards for power plants.
Despite his unprecedented steps to attempt to combat climate change, efforts –both domestically and internationally– may sadly be too little, too late.
It goes without saying that Mother Nature is pulling off some unprecented stuff of her own this year:
This is not normal. Global #seaice area…
— Zack Labe (@ZLabe) November 16, 2016
(via https://t.co/qwD3k8Ku3h) pic.twitter.com/LppEwpCidm
The globe is on track for its warmest year on record and no country is immune to the effects of a changing climate, not even the most isolated:
Striking warmth: With data in through October, 2016 remains on track to be the WARMEST year on record (107 years) in #NewZealand. pic.twitter.com/jN9Sg4G9TH
— Niwa Weather (@NiwaWeather) November 3, 2016
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1. CO2 Emissions
America is often lambasted as a carbon villain, writes The Economist. And for good reason: The country is responsible for 15% of global CO2 emissions. Nevertheless, it is a leader in non-hydropower renewable energy [see next dashboard].
The graph in the bottom left shows some promise. Note how CO2 emissions have decreased in recent years, mostly coinciding with Obama’s presidency and his largely unprecedented climate initiatives.
The graph in the bottom right indicates that coal is behind about 20% of American CO2 emissions.
2. Renewable Energy
The use of coal [dashboard above] has tailed off very slightly in recent years. As such, production from renewables has slowly picked up. Electricity generation by way of wind in 2014 was 400% greater than it was in 2000.
Brazil is the global leader in renewable energy, generating nearly 80% of its energy in that fashion – led by hydropower.
Brazil, Canada, and Germany are the only countries that generate more than 20% of energy through renewables (as of 2013).
3. A Bright Future?
The Economist reported that global investment in renewable energy rose by a sixth in 2014, to $270 billion. Most impressive was the rise shown by developing countries – the year-over-year change was about (+) $25 billion.
New investment in renewable energy has increased by about 400% since the year 2004 (!)
The graph on the right indicates that the cost of the generation of energy through the use of solar power has actually fallen below that of oil. Of course, the prevalence of solar energy instruments is still low –and minuscule compared to oil– but continued growth is anticipated.
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