Brazil's electricity grid is now 84.6% renewable, with solar and wind together supplying nearly 25% of national generation and hydropower 52% — making it one of the world’s cleanest large-power system

https://www.riotimesonline.com/brazil-renewable-energy-2026-guide/

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SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 22 pts · 37d (1 reply)

And Brazilian petrol stations all offer ethanol fuel options. So while the world is suffering from Trump's wars, Brazil just switches to a cheaper, cleaner fuel that comes from carbon capture.

This really threatens the US oil lobby and government.

for the downvoters who think ethanol is a gubmint scam, read.

https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1092181_a-brief-history-of-ethanol-in-brazil

ByteJunk@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 36d

Kinda like a drug dealer that doesn't touch the goods, just making bank.

Dagnet@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 36d

We kinda always had high renewable rates (electricity only) thanks to Itaipu. It reduces drastically when it doesn't rain enough however