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COP30: Twelve environmental facts about Brazil in 2025

A Greener Life

However, the country is diversifying its energy mix, and solar and wind power are expanding rapidly. In 2024, Brazil’s installed capacity for wind power reached approximately 22.6 million hectares destroyed between 2001 and 2020. GW, and solar capacity surpassed 25.5

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Testimony before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce 2021 Texas Grid Failure

Environmental Progress

ERCOT also expected, during peak demand events in winter, to have power from wind represent about 27% of installed wind capacity. In its most severe appraisal of the loss of wind capacity, ERCOT expected 8% of wind power compared to capacity. We can see the same impact of variable energies in Germany.