The Verge: Energy
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
. | Photo by Jan Woitas/picture alliance via Getty Images The European Union saw a record drop in pollution from fossil fuel power plants last year, according to a new report. Fossil fuels dropped to their lowest point since reliable record-keeping started in 1990, making up less than a third of EU’s electricity generation in 2023.
Smart Energy International
JANUARY 29, 2022
Soaring gas prices drove wholesale power prices to record highs in Europe last year, which resulted in several countries increasing their production of electricity from coal and lignite. The renewable proportion of the fuel mix (including biomass and waste) decreased from 41.4% MWh during December. MWh during December. Have you read?
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Envirotec Magazine
JUNE 17, 2022
The ambitious proposal was included in the REPowerEU plan , which detailed a vast number of changes designed to curb reliance on Russian fossil fuels by 2027, and thus catalysing Europe’s transition to renewable energy. In doing so, we could see an acceleration in the transition to net-zero.
DeSmogBlog
JUNE 22, 2023
But the data compiled by Brussels-based research and advocacy group Food & Water Action Europe, and shared with DeSmog, shows that 57 percent of 147 hydrogen projects under consideration by the European Commission are designed to also carry natural gas, or “blue” hydrogen made from the fossil fuel.
Business Green
JANUARY 11, 2022
Transition to electric vehicles now 'inevitable' in UK and much of Europe thanks to declining upfront costs, major new study finds. We all need to respond appropriately to ensure we meet the demands of consumers," she said. "It By 2035, almost all car sales will be electric, according to the study.
GreenTechMedia
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
By 2030, Wood Mackenzie expects wind, solar and batteries to dominate Europe's grid mix. In the first half of 2020, renewables (solar, wind, hydro and biomass) beat out fossil fuels on the European grid for the first time. They didn’t only beat out coal -- they beat out all fossil fuels put together.
DeSmogBlog
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
The findings underscore concerns over the role of the fossil fuel industry at the negotiations, known as COP27, which have become a focal point for deals to exploit African natural gas. These talks are supposed to be about moving us away from fossil fuels, phasing them out,” Sabido told DeSmog. Social license.
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