> and zero-carbon sources
this part of the claim is carrying a ton of weight here... Zero-carbon sources could include carbon dependent sources with paper offsets.
this part of the claim is carrying a ton of weight here... Zero-carbon sources could include carbon dependent sources with paper offsets.
Nuclear 9.92%
Large Hydro 11.06%
Biomass 1.94%
Geothermal 4.60%
Small Hydro 1.52%
Solar 21.30%
Wind 11.89%
[0] https://www.energy.ca.gov/data-reports/energy-almanac/califo...
One can even potentially pyrolize the biomass and get biochar, giving up some energy but making it carbon negative power source.
Not correct. Biomass includes burning wood from new growth forests. If the trees were kept in the ground they would be carbon sinks rather than carbon stores, therefore the overall effect is an increase in emissions. Furthermore, there's energy expended in prepping the wood (e.g. turning the trees into wood pellets ready to burn) and in transporting the wood to the biomass power station.