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/
3 Comments
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 22 pts · 37d
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