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Analysis: Global fossil-fuel emissions set to fall in 2026 amid Hormuz crisis (www.carbonbrief.org)

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[–] moldy_rice@piefed.keyboardvagabond.com 3 points 1 month ago (1 child)

Ethiopia did it.

But grid tied EV busses make more sense than EV cars.

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[–] sparkyshocks@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago

Ethiopia is special in that they have immense hydro power capacity, and are building more. For them, energy independence means electrified transport, rather than powering transportation from imported fossil fuels.

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