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5. It's GOOD NEWS to people who actually want to stop/reduce Climate Change.

Thu Feb 5, 2026, 07:48 PM

22 hrs ago

The graphic you show from the IEA site shows the growth of investment in renewable energy. The same page from that site even shows investment in solar exceeded that of Global Oil Production in 2023. This is very good news because it shows renewables are actually achieving a transition away from fossil fuels.

And the same site, which you referenced, has this to say about the importance of renewables:

Renewables, including solar, wind, hydropower, biofuels and others, are at the centre of the transition to less carbon-intensive and more sustainable energy systems. Generation capacity has grown rapidly in recent years, driven by policy support and sharp cost reductions for solar photovoltaics and wind power in particular.

The deployment of renewables in the power, heat and transport sectors is one of the main enablers of keeping the rise in average global temperatures below 1.5°C.

https://www.iea.org/energy-system/renewables

BTW for another example of innovation in Wind Energy, just search Google Images for "new wind freighters".

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