{"id":40833,"date":"2026-11-12T15:21:09","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T14:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=40833"},"modified":"2026-11-12T16:48:06","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T15:48:06","slug":"is-there-progress-in-renewable-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=40833","title":{"rendered":"Is there progress in renewable energy?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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.. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT .. <\/p>\n

A survey of media by CPNN<\/p>\n

Yes, there is progress in renewable energy.<\/p>\n

But it is not enough to change the worldwide reliance on fossil fuels.<\/p>\n

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Here are some overall figures, based on data from the Ember Energy Think Tank<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Total world electricity production in 2025: 31,779 TWH (trillion killowat hours)<\/p>\n

Electricity production by renewables in 2025: 10,730 TWH (33.8%)<\/p>\n

This includes energy production by solar power that was 2,778 TWH (8.7%)<\/p>\n

Electricity production by fossil fuels in 2025: 18,238 TWH (57.4%)<\/p>\n

Electricity production by nuclear sources: 2,812 TWH (8.9%)<\/p>\n

The annual increase in renewable sources is not enough to change the situation very much. In 2025, renewable energy production, led by solar power, increased by 852 TWH. However, the overall demand for electricity increased almost as much as that: 849 TWH. In other words, renewable increases only cover the increasing global demand for electricity.<\/p>\n

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Question for this article:<\/div>\n
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Are we making progress in renewable energy?<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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More than half of the increasing global demand for electricity is produced by the enormous investments in artificial intelligence. The demand was 485 TWH in 2025 and is expected to grow to 945 TWH in 2030. These figures come from the website of Our World in Data<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The future is dark<\/strong><\/p>\n

Continued reliance on fossil fuel sources for energy threatens to make global warming worse than ever, with enormous costs from hurricanes, wildfires, drought, etc., etc.<\/p>\n

It would be nice if thermonuclear fusion could be mastered, bringing enormous amounts of clean enery, but according to the website of Aveva<\/a>, this is not likely before 2050.<\/p>\n

It may be that the situation in Cuba is similar to what we may face in the rest of the world.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As described by a recent article in Havana Times<\/a>, Cuba cannot generate enough electricity for its people because the United States has cut off all its supplies of oil. China has provided solar panels that are used to provide electricity to clinics, water pumps and rural homes. And, ironically, the US has allowed the export of solar panels to private citizens in Cuba in an attempt to develop a Cuban upper class to change their socialist system.<\/p>\n

Would a culture of peace help improve the situation?<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to one source<\/a> the world’s militaries emit about 5.5% of the emissions that cause global warning, led by China, Russia and the United States. The big countries have censured this information so that it is not included in the global climate agreements.<\/p>\n

Obviously, a global culture of peace would provide a direct improvement by removing this demand. As I have proposed in a blog, a culture of peace could include the transformation of militaries from agents of war and war preparation bo agents of humanitarian assistance for migrations from cities to countrysiude.<\/p>\n

Indirectly, one may hope that a global culture of peace would strengthen the process of replacing fossil fuels by renewable energy. Although they are suffering, the people of Cuba have shown us it can be done.<\/p>\n

(Click here for a French version <\/a> of this article)<\/p>\n

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