Europe posts a record year for renewable energy use

Europe posts record year for clean energy use as Trump pushes U.S. toward fossil fuels
A record 47% of the European Union’s electricity is from solar and other renewables, showing the gap between the EU and Trump's fossil fuel push.
Europe posts record year for clean energy
A record 47% of the European Union's electricity now comes from solar and other renewables, a report Thursday said, in yet another sign of the growing gap between the bloc's push for clean energy and the new U.S. administration's pursuit of more fossil fuels.
Europe records big leap in renewable energy
The European Union generated a record 47% of its energy from renewable sources last year and another 24% from nuclear power, energy think tank Ember said in a report released Thursday. For the first time, solar (11%) provided more of the EU's energy than coal (10%), while wind power (17%) topped gas (16%) for the second year in a row.
Europe posts record year for clean energy use as Trump pulls US toward fossil fuels
A record 47% of the European Union's electricity now comes from solar and other renewables, a report Thursday said, in yet another sign of the growing gap between the bloc's push for clean energy and the new U.
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Europe has hit a record 47% of electricity from solar and renewables, highlighting a growing divide with the U.S., where fossil fuels remain dominant under Trump-era policies.Sibi Arasu reports for the Associated Press.
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