- in 2024 > 70% of cars imported into Nepal were electric.
- 60% of new cars sold in Ethiopia were battery-powered, after the state banned sales of internal-combustion-engine vehicles altogether

#NoMoreOilAndGas
#FossilFuelsOnTheRun

Across emerging markets, Chinese-made EVs are now about as cheap as traditional vehicles. ... the average Chinese EV sold for around $30,000 in Thailand, compared with $34,000 for the typical petrol-engine car.

- over the past year Morocco has increased its wind generation by 50%, becoming the country with the ninth most.
- India has seen four months of decline in coal-power generation, aided by an increase of 14% in renewable generation.

Those meanies at The Economist hide behind a paywall so here are highlights.

- In the first 6 months of 2025, Pakistan generated 25% of its electricity from solar power
- it's also adding enough batteries to cover 26% of peak demand by 2030.

Not bad for a country currently plagued by power cuts.

- Or the illegal harvesting of ancient forests

- and the health issues from particulates are significant with lots of PM 2.5 particles
- let's not forget the social issues that are well documented with eg Drax's operations in the USA as exposed by the BBC
- or the amount of fossil fuel emissions to harvest, process and transport wood

Politicians have a habit of being wrong before they're right. The UK's Climate Change Committee says CCS only for cement and direct air capture. So, yes, politicians are awry.