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Coal accounted for 80 per cent of Alberta’s electricity grid in the early 2000s and it still amounted to 60 per cent just 10 years ago. When phasing out coal was just an idea being batted around, many said it couldn’t be done. This is not dissimilar to the rhetoric today around decarbonizing the grid. But Alberta’s experience phasing out coal shows environmental progress of this magnitude is possible.

  • CanadianCorhen@lemmy.ca
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    4 months ago

    for sure, but at least its NOT coal.

    Natural gas has ~1/2 the emissions, so a win is a win.

    Hopefully the trend continues, and they move from NG to something truly renewable.