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Renewables overtook fossil fuels in EU electricity mix in 2020
Renewables overtook fossil fuels as the European Union’s main source of electricity for the first time in 2020 as new projects came online and coal-power shrank. according a report by EMBER Climate and Agora Wende. Renewable sources such as wind and solar generated 38% percent of the 27-member state bloc’s electricity in 2020, with fossil fuels such as coal and gas contributing 37%. Coal-fired power generation fell 20% in 2020 and has halved since 2015 as low electricity prices amid the pandemic lockdowns and high carbon price made some coal plants unprofitable to run compared with cheaper renewable generation.
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