1. Energy

   World: in July 2010 the US EIA expected capacity of 56 GW for 2024; the outcome was 1,863 GW

   4 releases: the outcome below the projection 0 times, above 4. Solar: photovoltaic and concentrating plants together; a scenario is not a forecast, yet it was used as one.

   Source: US EIA, Annual Energy Outlook RetrospectiveOpen on the chart →

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• United States: wind and sun have overtaken coal
• Germany: wind and sun have overtaken coal
• China generates more electricity than the US, the EU and India combined
• Ethiopia: all its electricity is made without coal, gas or oil, but there is 18 times less of it per person than in a typical country
• United Kingdom: coal is almost gone; wind and sun make 36% of the power
• The IEA in 2010: 110 GW of solar panels worldwide by 2020. The outcome: 721 GW

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