In Brazil, too. Almost 80% of brazilian electricity comes from hydropower (71,2%), biomass (7,18%), nuclear (1,6%) or windpower (1,18%). 2011 figures.
Even though biomass does emit particulates, it emits far less than coal. Biomass plants are also very tightly-regulated with regard to particulate emissions (as are coal and gas thermoplants). Windpower is still very small, but there is a lot of money going with the wind :-) 63% more energy came from the wind in 2011 than in 2010. Em 16 de fevereiro de 2012 00:31, Jed Rothwell <[email protected]>escreveu: > In the U.S. only half of electricity comes from coal, and our coal plants > emit far fewer particulates than China's do. There is really no comparing > the two countries and the effect of electric cars in them. > > I believe the share of electricity from coal is falling in the U.S. > > In Europe, especially France, electric cars would be far cleaner than > gasoline models. > > - Jed > >
