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atomicker.bsky.social
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Once reliant on expensive fossil fuel imports, Uruguay has gone from blackouts & power cuts to energy sovereignty in under 10 years - with a stable mix of wind, solar, hydroelectric, & bioenergy. www.thenation.com/article/worl... #CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #Canada #NoPipelines

thenation.comGoing for Green: Uruguay’s Renewable Energy RevolutionWith no fossil fuel reserves to rely on and domestic demand rising, the country had to get creative—or go broke just trying to keep the lights on. Here’s how they did it.

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atomicker.bsky.social
@atomicker.bsky.social

By 2019, Uruguay ran on 98% renewable energy, with hydroelectric at ~56% of generation, wind 34%, bioenergy 6%, and solar over 2%. Come on, #Canada. It's the 21st century. Time to step up. #ClimateCrisis #CDNPoli #NoPipelines

atomicker.bsky.social
@atomicker.bsky.social

'Despite having far fewer resources than the United States, Germany, and other wealthy nations that have been painfully slow to reduce their consumption of fossil fuels amid the deepening climate crisis', 'Uruguay greened its grid in under a decade'. #CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #Canada #NoPipelines