Renewables 2000.
1999 Series 2 Number 2 Page 25
Phil Cockshutt wrote this three-page article discussing attitudes in Canada on renewable energy sources.
His conclusion was as follows: “Notwithstanding the array of possible mechanisms, recent experience suggests that governments are more likely to follow than to lead public conscience. If there was ever a time for Canadians to get serious about renewable energy, it is in these opening years of the new millenium. CACOR may well have a significant role in this regard.”
[At the time, using published data from a couple of years earlier, electricity production from renewables was estimated to be ~60% of all electricity. Ed.]
[I found renewables made up ~67% of production in 2023. Ed.]
[The article showed Canada producing 367 TWh of electricity in 1996. I found Canada produced 615 TWh in 2023. Ed.]
[Note we’re referring here to enormous amounts of energy (see chart below). Using scientific notation is much easier with these quantities. Ed.]
[For reference: in 1998, Canada had ~28.9 million people and in 2023, Canada had ~40.1 million people (up ~33%); GDP per capita was ~US$43,400 in 1998 and in 2023, it was ~US$58,900 (up ~35%). Ed.]
[I calculated that per capita energy use was 12.7 MWh in 1996 and 15.3 MWh in 2023. Some sources place power generation at ~564 TWh and use at ~13.7 MWh/person in 2024. At least the order of magnitude is consistent. Ed.]
J x 10e24
= kJ x 10e21 [kilo]
= MJ x 10e18 [mega]
= GJ x 10e15 [giga]
= TJ x 10e12 [tera]
= PJ x 10e9 [peta]
= EJ x 10e6 [exa]
= ZJ x 10e3 [zetta]
= YJ [yotta]
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