EU transition to renewables hastens
Solar panels of Germany's largest solar park Weesow-Willmersdorf by energy supplier EnBW AG are seen in Werneuchen, Germany, Sept 21, 2023. The breakthrough was calculated by the United Kingdom-based independent energy think tank Ember, which said in a report released this week that electricity from wind and solar sources contributed 30 percent of the EU's electricity needs during the first six months of the year. Ember said 17 percent less electricity was generated from fossil fuels during the first six months of the year than was generated during the same period last year. Ember said emissions from the EU's power sector were 31 percent less in the first half of 2024 than they were during the same period in 2022. Ember said the shift away from fossil fuel electricity production was not all down to political will and investment in renewables; mild weather and good hydroelectric power generation conditions contributed to the shift.
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