Developing countries, especially China, led the clean energy charge but richer nations including the US and EU relied more than before on planet-warming fossil fuels for electricity generation.

Coal, a major contributor to global warming, was still the world’s largest individual source of energy generation in 2024, a position it has held for more than 50 years, according to the International Energy Agency.

Pakistan, for example, imported solar panels capable of generating 17 gigawatts (GW) of solar power in 2024, double the previous year and the equivalent of roughly a third of the country’s current electricity generation capacity.

That’s thanks to spectacular reductions in cost. Solar has seen prices fall a staggering 99.9% since 1975 and is now so cheap that large markets for solar can emerge in a country in the space of a single year, especially where grid electricity is expensive and unreliable.

Global Electricity Mid-Year Insights 2025

Sources.

BBC News
Amber Energy

Data centres are giant warehouses full of powerful computers used to run digital services from movie streaming to online banking, this website uses one (Although it’s a very efficient and renewable energy powered version).

Here at Green ISP we have been concerned about the environmental impact of Datacentres for the last 20 years, especially the energy demand and Carbon Footprint.

The majority are due to be built in the next five years. However, there are concerns about the huge amount of energy and water the new data centres will consume. Experts have warned it could drive up prices paid by consumers.

Projects backed by US technology giants are among the largest.
Blackstone Group is planning a £10bn AI data centre in Blyth, near Newcastle, covering 540,000 square metres across 10 buildings. Construction is expected to begin in 2031 and last over three years.

Local residents close to these new facilities could see household electricity bills rise due to local data centre operations. Dr Sasha Luccioni, AI and Climate Lead at Hugging Face, warns the UK could face such issues: “Average citizens could see their monthly bills go up by £15 because of these new data centres.” She describes the UK’s rollout schedule as “aggressive” and urges companies to shoulder the costs of the extra power they use.

This is going to place a massive strain on our ability to provide clean and renewable energy over the coming years. The growth in UK data centres could add 71 TWh (terawatt-hours) of electricity demand over the next 25 years, intensifying the need for clean power sources such as offshore wind.

To get an idea of how much that is, In 2024, the UK’s total electricity demand was 319 terawatt-hours, so almost one fifth more demand.

Sources:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyr9nx0jrzo

https://aimagazine.com/news/can-uk-cope-with-20-rise-in-data-centres-by-2030

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8gy7lv448o

Green ISP raised this years ago, it’s been at breaking point recently, now with the advent of AI it’s going to get a LOT worse. this mass expansion of Datacentres needs to stop or new cooling methods.

One study estimates that AI-driven data centres could consume 1.7 trillion gallons of water globally by 2027.

Source: BBC News

The USA can’t now say it is a Democratic Country ridding the world of Socialism and dictatorships, this IS Socialism for the very wealthy and already powerful.

And we have all sleepwalked into it, the Left has not faced up to it’s true self and allowed this to creep in out of fear of doing the right thing for the people……

The Green party has a good chance of winning 4 seats in this election – Brighton Pavilion, where former party leader Caroline Lucas is standing down, and Bristol Central – and a smaller chance of winning a further two, Waveney Valley and North Herefordshire.

If you live in one of these constituencies and wish to evict the Tories, this is the most effective way to use your vote. That’s because, unlike most of us, you have a realistic chance of electing an MP who can speak for the people against plutocratic power. Don’t waste it.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jun/12/green-party-manifesto-labour-wealth-tax-public-services-keir-starmer

It’s now or never in this current FPtP electoral system.

Peace.

Paul.

Source: Guardian

Both the alternatives are awful and no future or change will happen.

https://greenparty.org.uk/

Corporations have gone from one time projects to immortal masters of all humanity. Even pro capitalists should see this as a disgusting affront to all our freedom and well being.

Profit over people. I’ve been saying this about corporations for years. Very well reported, if only the main stream media were as good.

A lot of this is covered in the legendary Adam Curtis documentaries, and Naomi Klein covers what’s being spoken about with corporations enlisting government armies to quell uprisings in her book No Logo.

This S**t has gotta go.

Also see this:

and this:

A synchrony of a dance of nature that could power the world? or at least the UK and northern Europe…..

We realize here that reducing energy use and efficiency are the key, this is a fantastic transition solution.

Read on…

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-67170625

Here is an interesting one for you?

UK regulators have approved plans for a vast new oilfield in the North Sea, sparking immediate objections from climate campaigners.

The government welcomed the decision, saying it will raise billions of pounds and “make us more secure against tyrants like Putin”

However, the oil from Rosebank will not be processed on Shetland but offloaded by tanker and sold on the international market.

The project, run by the Norwegian state energy firm Equinor, will create hundreds of jobs and bring in billions of pounds in investment, critics say the biggest winner is Norway.

Labour would not revoke the Rosebank license if the party wins the next general election, we have learned.

This is one truly blatant and rampant lie and spin on words, these idiots really are now taking Orwell’s 1984 as an instruction manual.

How can this possibly “make us more secure against tyrants like Putin”. and come to think of it they sem toy use Putin as an excuse for almost everything nowadays….. I suppose it’s his fault Brexit isn’t working as well as everyone said it wouldn’t….. if this plan is “Taking back Control” then I will eat my hat… If this does go ahead then why not keep it all in the UK as they promised during Brexit, we are actually handing over control not taking it back?

The Green Party called the decision “morally obscene” and a “climate crime” and we tend to agree, why do they have to lie about the security and a more resilient supply, when it will be simply processed abroad and sold on the Open Market…?

Proves that every last thing that exists on earth will if not already has been monetized and used for profits regardless of the outcome.

So…….

If approved, Rosebank will be developed by oil and gas giant Equinor, which is majority-owned by the Norwegian government and holds a 40% stake in the field. (4) Another 40% is owned by Canadian oil giant, Suncor Energy, known for its development of Canada’s dirty tar sands, with Israeli firm Ithaca Energy (Cambo’s new owner) holding a 20% stake.

The UK public would carry almost all the costs of developing Rosebank, while these oil companies take the profits.

Thanks to a huge, new subsidy introduced by the UK government with the windfall tax, the UK public would effectively hand over more than half a billion pounds to Rosebank’s owners to develop the field. (5) That’s over £500 million that is supposed to help people in the UK struggling with unaffordable energy bills. Equinor describes this subsidy as ‘helpful’. (5) If approved, Rosebank will therefore make the UK poorer but the Norwegian state richer. Norway already has a national wealth fund worth trillions built from its oil and gas assets.

Despite this huge taxpayer subsidy, the UK public will see little benefit from Rosebank.

Sources.

https://www.stopcambo.org.uk/

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/uk-66933804

https://www.ft.com/content/a38d62d9-2da0-4af5-8372-b3d63da7b004

Spot on.

It;s very simple.