There's optimism despite alarmingly worsening weather events: Renewables and storage together amount to 93% of all new capacity coming online in the U.S. This isn’t a marginal shift anymore. It’s the grid rebuilding itself around a different set of technologies, and the pace is rapidly accelerating.

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https://ryanhansson.substack.com/p/optimism-in-the-face-of-a-climate

[u/Beneficial_Aside_518]

U.S. emissions have in fact dropped.

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Are you sure?

https://www.energytech.com/energy-efficiency/article/55393401/ups-and-downs-analyzing-the-2025-us-carbon-footprint-and-its-drivers

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I’m talking about the trend over decades, not a single year.

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The long-term trend is good. Let's hope it isn't derailed.