![]() ![]() Coal generation fell in almost every country, continuing coal’s collapse that was well in place before Covid-19. At the moment, national energy and climate plans only add up to about 72 TWh new wind and solar per year, not the 100 TWh/year that are needed.Ĭoal generation fell 20% in 2020, and has halved since 2015. Still, EU countries need to step up their 2030 commitments considerably. The IEA forecast record wind and solar capacity growth in 2021. It is encouraging that wind and solar increased by 51 terawatt-hours in 2020, well above the 2010-2020 average, despite facing some impact from Covid-19. Renewables rise is still too slow – wind and solar generation growth must nearly triple to reach Europe’s 2030 green deal targets: from 38 TWh per year average growth in 2010-2020 to 100 TWh per year average growth between 2020-2030. ![]() ![]() Since 2015, wind and solar have supplied all of Europe’s growth in renewables, as bioenergy growth has stalled, and hydro generation remains unchanged. Together they generated a fifth of Europe’s electricity in 2020. Wind generation rose 9% in 2020 and solar generation rose 15%. Wind and solar are powering Europe’s renewables rise. ![]()
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