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NEW | A 7% drop in the EU’s power demand this winter prevented a return to fossil fuels.
Amid crisis conditions, fossil fuel generation FELL 12% compared to the previous winter.
https://ember-climate.org/insights/research/weathering-the-winter/
BREAKING⚡️Power sector emissions may have peaked in 2022, as wind and solar reach a record 12% of global electricity.
Our fourth annual Global Electricity Review presents data from 78 countries, representing 93% of global electricity demand.
#GER2023 https://ember-climate.org/insights/research/global-electricity-review-2023/
NEW | In the year since Russia invaded Ukraine, solar and wind growth helped the EU avoid the need for 9bcm of additional gas, and €12 billion in gas costs.
NEW | Poland could deliver TWICE the #renewables capacity compared to draft targets.
Analysis from Ember and Instytut Reform finds that 100 GW by 2040 is possible and would reduce reliance on costly fossil fuels.
https://ember-climate.org/insights/research/pep2040-progress-or-disappointment/
BREAKING⚡️🇪🇺 #Solar & #Wind generated a record 1/5 of EU electricity in 2022, for the first time overtaking fossil gas.
Despite the #gascrisis and record lows in hydro and nuclear, Europe prevented a threatened return to coal power.
#EER2023 https://ember-climate.org/insights/research/european-electricity-review-2023
