Renewables Accounted for 90% of Europe’s New Power Last Year

Renewables Accounted for 90% of Europe’s New Power Last Year

“Climate change is real — temperatures are rising, weather is getting more erratic, and glaciers continue to melt. According to experts, human activity is the main reason this is happening. Our dependence on fossil fuels and inability to address a fast-deteriorating Earth led us to this point. But thankfully, we can do things to help the situation.

Switching to renewable energy is a big part of combating climate change, and Europe just demonstrated the strides it has been making toward shifting to safer, cleaner power sources.

Last year, renewable energy accounted for 90 percent of new power added to Europe’s electrical grids. A total of 24.5 GW of new energy sources were built, and 21.1 GW were from solar, wind, hydro, and biomass…”

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