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    9 months ago

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    The European Union saw a record drop in pollution from fossil fuel power plants last year, according to a new report.

    Fossil fuels dropped to their lowest point since reliable record-keeping started in 1990, making up less than a third of EU’s electricity generation in 2023.

    Carbon-pollution-free power generation — which includes renewables and nuclear energy — made up more than two-thirds of the electricity mix, and twice as much as fossil fuels.

    “What’s encouraging is it’s just continuing that structural decline in fossil fuels,” says Sarah Brown, Ember’s Europe program director.

    Wind energy in particular soared in 2023, which generated 18 percent of electricity — or the equivalent of France’s entire power demand — and surpassed gas for the first time.

    The EU has committed to reaching net-zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050 and on February 6th, the European Commission recommended slashing that pollution by 90 percent by 2040 compared to 1990 levels.


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