Copyright The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This is far higher than in countries like the United States and China, where nearly two-thirds of their energy is still produced from carbon-polluting fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas.
Clean wind power generated more electricity than gas for the second year in a row. Canada had about Green policies and war drive clean energy growth. One reason for Europe's clean power transition moving at pace is the European Green Deal, an ambitious policy passed in that paved the way for climate laws to be updated.
The policy also aims to make Europe climate neutral β reducing the amount of additional emissions in the air to practically zero β by Hundreds of regulations and directives in European countries to incentivize investment in clean energy and reduce carbon pollution have been passed or are in the process of being ratified across Europe.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has also spurred the move to clean energy in Europe. Gas prices skyrocketed β with much of Europe's gas coming from Russia becoming unviable β forcing countries to look for cheaper, cleaner alternatives. Portugal, Netherlands and Estonia witnessed the highest increase in clean power in the last five years. Europe cements its place as a clean energy leader.
Nuclear growth in the bloc, meanwhile, has slowed. Across the European Union, retirements of nuclear plants have outpaced new construction since around the mids, according to Global Energy Monitor. AP is solely responsible for all content.
