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Actually grouped:

1. Fossil fuels: 42.9%

2. Renewables: 41%

3. Nuclear: 11.7%

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Actually split:

1. Lignite: 17.8%

2. Natural gas: 16.7%

3. Wind onshore: 16.4%

4. Nuclear: 11.7%

5. Solar: 9.5%

6. Hard coal: 8.4%

7. Biomass: 7.6%

8. Wind offshore: 4.0%

9. Others: 3.2%

8. Hydropower: 3.1%

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Actually not as bad as I thought it would be!

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Thanks for that, I really wish everybody could stop classifying the burning of biomass as "renewable" in these discussions. Yes, I understand that it's part of the carbon cycle, but burning it still results in more CO2 in the air than before. In other words, it's a net negative for carbon sequestration.

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