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Wind and solar deal killer blow to fossil fuels

Energy Insiders - a RenewEconomy Podcast

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The Rise of Wind and Solar in the Middle East

Australia and Europe are really leading on it, but then when you look at that global average of 12% wind and solar. You've got China over that global average next to the US about 14%, India below that global average about 9%. The Middle East is even further behind. It's incredible that almost all the electricity generated across the Middle East is still coming from fossil fuels. Chile has actually pledged to phase out coal by 2030. They joined the Powering Pass Coal Alliance in September last year,. That resulted in actually advancing their phase out date by a decade.

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