In general richer countries can better afford the high costs associated with renewable energy. However there’s too many other variables at play to get any sort of strong correlation.
Sooo…no real correlation then, yeah?
so basically it’s based on geographies that allow for it to be economical and has nothing to do with per capita gdp
You seem to have missed several near 100% countries: Ethiopia, Bhutan, Nepal, Congo… What were the inclusion criteria ?
Where are the super poor countries like Ethiopia, Bhutan, Albania, etc. – those countries have 100% renewal energy apparently and with their low GDP should be off the charts?
I wonder if gigawatts Per X dollar of GDP is a better metric to use?
WTF is up with that Y-axis? is every point slightly different for some reason?
Renewable gen. % is bad measuring stick. CO2/kWh is lot more relevant.
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In general richer countries can better afford the high costs associated with renewable energy. However there’s too many other variables at play to get any sort of strong correlation.
Sooo…no real correlation then, yeah?
so basically it’s based on geographies that allow for it to be economical and has nothing to do with per capita gdp
[https://xkcd.com/1725/](https://xkcd.com/1725/)
You seem to have missed several near 100% countries: Ethiopia, Bhutan, Nepal, Congo… What were the inclusion criteria ?
Where are the super poor countries like Ethiopia, Bhutan, Albania, etc. – those countries have 100% renewal energy apparently and with their low GDP should be off the charts?
I wonder if gigawatts Per X dollar of GDP is a better metric to use?
WTF is up with that Y-axis? is every point slightly different for some reason?
Renewable gen. % is bad measuring stick. CO2/kWh is lot more relevant.