Most European Union countries have boosted their renewable plans since 2020, putting them on course to cut fossil fuel use this decade as the energy and COVID-19 crises have spurred, not derailed their green transition, researchers said on Thursday.
Soaring energy costs and supply shocks triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have prompted some countries to burn more coal and buy up non-Russian gas, raising fears this will undermine efforts to
An analysis of EU countries’ climate policies suggests, in the longer run, the opposite should be true.
Of the EU’s 27 member countries, 17 have increased their plans to increase renewable energy since 2020, think tanks Ember and the Centre for Research and Clean Air said.
If achieved, the countries’ latest plans would see 63% of EU electricity produced from renewables by 2030, up from 55% under their 2019 policies, the researchers said.
That implies a drop in EU fossil fuel-based power generation to 595 terawatt hours in 2030, down from 1,069 TWh in 2021.