EU wind and solar growth displaces fossil fuel generation, report says

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : "The EU is now in the midst of a historic, permanent shift away from reliance on fossil fuels for power.
58% : The Commission has proposed a target of 45% of renewable energy sources in the overall energy mix by 2030.European Parliament elections are held on June 6-9.
51% : KEY QUOTE"The EU now has more home grown wind and solar than ever, pushing both coal and gas electricity generation down to historic lows," said Sarah Brown, Europe programme director at Ember.
50% : While many EU policies to curb greenhouse gas emissions are already in place, some laws have reviews coming up in the next five years and pushing through more ambitious legislation might be tougher.CONTEXTEU wind and solar capacity has increased 65% since 2019.
48% : Meanwhile, a decline in coal and gas generation has pulled the share of fossil fuel generation down to 32.5% from 39%.

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