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To: Maple MAGA who wrote (1553255)	8/19/2025 8:31:44 AM
From: sylvester80	6 Recommendations Recommended By Eric Fiscally Conservative Goose94 pocotrader rdkflorida2 and 1 more member Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1570635

RENEWABLES WILL BE WORLD'S TOP POWER SOURCE BY 2026, WHILE POS trump TRYING TO DESTROY US & THE PLANET 7 hours ago Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe.Last Updated on: 18th August 2025, 11:55 pm cleantechnica.com Renewable energy will overtake coal to become the world’s top source of electricity “by 2026 at the latest”, according to new forecasts from the International Energy Agency (IEA). The rise of renewables is being driven by extremely rapid growth in wind and solar output, which topped 4,000 terawatt hours (TWh) in 2024 and will pass 6,000TWh by 2026. Wind and solar are increasingly under attack from populist politicians on the right, such as US president Donald Trump and Reform in the UK. Nevertheless, they will together meet more than 90% of the increase in global electricity demand out to 2026, the IEA says, while modest growth for hydro power will add to renewables’ rise. With nuclear and gas also reaching record highs by 2026, coal-fired generation is set to decline — driven by falls in China and the EU — meaning that power-sector emissions will decline, too. The chart below illustrates these profound shifts in the global electricity mix — in particular, the meteoric rise of renewables, driven by wind and solar. Global electricity generation by source, terawatt hours, 1990-2026. Figures for 2025 and 2026 are projections. Renewables include wind, solar, hydro, bioenergy and geothermal. Source: IEA electricity mid-year update 2025.The IEA says that renewables could overtake coal as early as this year, depending on weather-related impacts on the output of wind and hydro capacity. It adds that the switch will happen by 2026 “at the latest”, when renewables are expected to make up 36% of global power supplies, against just 32% from coal — the fuel’s lowest share in a century. The share of global electricity generation coming from wind and solar combined will rise from 1% in 2005 and 4% in 2015 to 15% in 2024, 17% in 2025 and nearly 20% in 2026. The global reduction in coal-fired electricity generation will result from declines in China and the EU, which will only be partially offset by increases in the US, India and other Asian nations. The IEA attributes the coming decline of coal to “continued renewables growth and higher coal-to-gas switching in multiple regions”. It says gas power will rise by 1.3% this year and next. For nuclear, the IEA says that the new record output will result from plant restarts in Japan, “robust” output in France and the US, as well as new reactors in China, India and South Korea. The shift to wind and solar is happening despite global electricity demand being forecast to grow much faster over the next two years — at 3.3% and 3.7%, respectively — than the 2.6% average for 2015–2023. The IEA says new demand is coming from industry, domestic appliances, growing use of air conditioning, ongoing electrification of heat and transport, as well as the expansion of data centres. Article from Carbon Brief. By Simon Evans.

To: Maple MAGA who wrote (1553255)	8/19/2025 8:40:36 AM
From: Eric	2 Recommendations Recommended By pocotrader rdkflorida2 Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1570635

Looks like you fell into the "Jim Jones club." Along with the rest of MAGA. Still mixing KoolAid?

To: Maple MAGA who wrote (1553255)	8/19/2025 10:22:41 AM
From: Bill	4 Recommendations Recommended By bjzimmy locogringo longz Maple MAGA Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1570635

Absolutely right. Nobody but Trump could have brought the top nine presidents of European countries to the White House on a moment's notice to help devise an end to the war. They look to Trump for leadership and they're getting it.

To: Maple MAGA who wrote (1553255)	8/19/2025 12:45:11 PM
From: sylvester80	5 Recommendations Recommended By Eric pocotrader rdkflorida2 Tenchusatsu Wharf Rat Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1570635

BRUTAL SUPERCUT REVEALS HOW DUMBASS trump GOT PLAYED BY PUTIN 'Complete 180' and 'hot mic moment': Brutal CNN supercut reveals how Trump got played by Putin Story by Elizabeth Preza • 16h • 2 min read A CNN segment on Monday revealed President Donald Trump’s “complete 180” on a cease fire in Ukraine and a “hot mic moment” about Russian President Vladimir Putin wanting to “make a deal for Trump,” host Erin Burnett reports. Burnett spoke at length about Trump’s Monday meeting with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky and several European leaders — a meeting Burnett said stood in stark contrast to the “literal red carpet” Trump rolled out for Putin. Burnett noted Zelensky’s approach to Monday’s meeting with Trump, pointing out the Ukrainian president sang Trump’s praises, in contrast to the fiery Oval Office meeting between the pair in February. READ MORE: 'You sold us out': MAGA congresswoman 'disgusted' by boos and jeers at New York event “Zelensky has always said thank you,” Burnett said. “... So I think that's important to say. But in the case of what we saw today, that was a whole lot of ‘thank you’s’ to assuage Trump's ego as Trump appeared today to flip-flop on something crucial, which is also worth highlighting because he is now echoing Putin in saying that a cease fire isn't necessary.” “Before Trump met with Putin last week, he was unequivocal that a cease fire was exactly what was required,” Burnett explained, playing a clip of Trump saying exactly that. “Well, that seems to be a complete 180,” the host said of Trump’s position Monday. “And Trump tonight is echoing Putin in another issue. A hot mic moment, actually, that he didn't expect us all to hear.” Burnett then played a clip of Trump saying “I think [Putin] wants to make a deal. Do you understand that? As crazy as it sounds." READ MORE: 'Don’t be surprised': George Conway says Trump might pull out of NATO 'tonight' “You hear what he said?” Burnett asked. “‘I think he wants to make a deal for me.’ So he's saying Putin wants to make a deal for Trump now.” “Okay, just take a deep breath here,” she continued. “Because if Putin wanted a deal or peace in any way, shape or form, he could have had it at any point. he could actually have never gone into this invasion of a neighboring country to begin with. But but he hasn't stopped it. Not any time in the past years, because he wants Ukraine. It is core to his entire being, and any peace deal that he signs will not change that.” Watch the video below or at this link. Open the Youtube video READ MORE: 'Unacceptable': Arkansas gov whines about cost increases fueled by GOP policies Related Articles:· 'The View' Unleashes Devastating Compilation Video of All the Times Trump Admitted Ignorance of Widely Known Facts · 'Every president deserves immunity': CNN supercut uses Trump’s own words to bust latest Obama attack · 'Fighting words': Brutal CNN supercut shows MAGA turning on Trump over Bondi's flip-flop Visit Alternet This Wisconsin pastor wrote a sermon endorsing AOC for president — then he lost his job Trump blames Ukraine: 'You don’t take on a nation that’s 10 times your size' 'Difficult for him': Trump mocked for wondering if he’ll 'get to heaven' live on Fox News