Wind energy beats gas in Europe for the first time, lowers carbon emissions
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Last year, Europe made more electricity from wind power than from gas for the first time ever. This drop in using fossil fuels helped cut down on the region’s carbon emissions, data from think-tank Ember said.
Europe is increasing its use of renewable energy to reduce its dependence on Russian fuels and reach its net zero emissions goal by 2050.
In 2023, Europe saw a massive drop in electricity generation from fossil fuels. Gas-powered electricity production decreased by 15%, and coal-powered electricity production dropped by 26%, according to Ember’s report.
Dave Jones, the global insights lead for climate think-tank Ember, said in an interview, “Europe is on a path to phasing out coal and we’ve now had four years in a row of falling gas generation which we believe will continue.”
“Renewables will need to keep pace with that demand increase in order to deliver the emissions cuts needed,” Jones said.
The data showed that gas plants provided almost 17% of Europe’s electricity in 2023, while coal provided just over 12%.
Renewables combined rose to a record 44% share of power in 2023.
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