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Great news for the energy sector - again! "Wind and solar energy overtake fossil fuels to provide 30% of EU electricity." - The Guardian ⚡ According to the report published by Ember, wind and #solar panels surpassed fossil fuels and generated 30% of the EU's electricity in the first half of 2024. Overall, 13 EU countries generated more electricity from #renewables than fossil fuels. Ember's report also found that, compared to the first half of 2023, in 2024, the EU burned 24% less coal and 14% less gas. Consequently, emissions also fell by 1/3 compared to the first half of 2022. 🙌 "If member states can keep momentum up on wind and solar deployment then freedom from fossil power reliance will truly start to come into view." - Chris Rosslowe, Senior Energy & Climate Analyst, Ember The renewable revolution continues, and as always, when talking about such milestones, it is essential to highlight the need for an increase in the system's flexibility. Demand-side flexibility supports a cleaner and more robust electricity system and helps reduce end-consumer costs. 👉 Learn more about DSF: https://lnkd.in/eGG-MYfW 👉 Source: https://lnkd.in/gc5h8WA4 #EnergyTransition #DemandResponse

📊 The latest data from Ember for the first half of 2024 highlights an important milestone in our journey towards a green energy transition. For the first time, from January to June 2024, wind and solar generated more electricity than fossil fuels in the EU, contributing 30% compared to 27% from fossil fuels. In 2024, 13 EU Member States, including Belgium, produced more electricity from wind and solar than from coal and gas for the first time. This transition led to a 17% reduction in emissions from the electricity sector compared to the same period last year. Chris Rosslowe, an analyst at Ember, stated: "If Member States can keep up the momentum on wind and solar, the shift away from fossil fuel dependency will really start to happen." I'm incredibly proud of the progress that Belgium and Belgians have made in renewable energy. In a relatively short time, our country has become a world leader in climate solutions. From offshore wind farms to storage projects, Belgium and its innovative companies are at the forefront of the energy transition to a greener, more sustainable planet. The work continues, but this is a step we can all be proud of. Let's keep up the momentum and work together for a green energy transition. 🌱💪🇧🇪 #RenewableEnergy #GreenTransition #Belgium 

Record year for wind and solar, but Ireland needs to increase the pace to meet carbon budget: According to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), Ireland's energy-related emissions dropped to their lowest level since 1990 in 2023, a 7.3% decline from the previous year. However, this is still insufficient to meet our climate targets, and Ireland needs to cut emissions by 11% annually in 2024 and 2025. The SEAI report highlights that 2023 was a record year for renewable energy in Ireland, with wind and solar power generating more electricity than ever before. However, it warns that the pace of change is not fast enough to meet the 2025 targets for renewable energy and that Ireland needs to install 27% more wind capacity in the next two years. #windenergy #solar #carbonemissions #netzero https://lnkd.in/ds4NA2AR

Wind turbines and solar panels have overtaken fossil fuels to generate 30% of the European Union’s electricity in the first half of 2024 according to climate thinktank Ember. With other renewables such as hydropower included, the proportion would be 50%. The Ember report finds that 13 EU member states generated more energy from wind and solar power than from coal and gas for the first time in 2024 (see: https://lnkd.in/gg-cY3AG). Power generation from burning coal, oil and gas fell 17% in the first six months of 2024 compared with the same period the year before, Europe is among the biggest historical contributors to climate change but it also has some of the most ambitious targets to clean up its economy. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the threat to Europe’s fossil fuel supplies, European leaders have sped up their shift to renewables with stronger rhetoric and more industry-friendly permitting rules. Renewables are not a panacea by themselves but are destined to play a critical part of the energy transition to low carbon in many countries worldwide. Here are some of my research papers on renewable energy in Canada and internationally that I’ve coauthored in international academic journals: - ‘Tipping toward sustainability: emerging pathways of transformation,’ Ambio: A Journal of Environment and Society (https://lnkd.in/g6RihHph) - ‘Towards a model of wind energy industry development in industrial and emerging economies,’ Global Business & Economics Review (https://lnkd.in/gibShuqh) - ‘Drivers and inhibitors of renewable energy: A qualitative and quantitative study of the Caribbean,’ Energy Policy (https://lnkd.in/gK8ZnUvP) - ‘The development of Renewable Energy industries in emerging economies: the role of economic, institutional, and socio-cultural contexts in Latin America,’ International Journal of Economics and Business Research (https://lnkd.in/gBnPF9WE Check out my documentary film WITHOUT LEAVING ANYONE BEHIND: HUMANITY AT AN ENERGY CROSSROADS website and trailer: https://lnkd.in/gTSA-325.

Wind turbines and solar panels have overtaken fossil fuels to generate 30% of the European Union’s electricity in the first half of the year, a report has found. Power generation from burning coal, oil and gas fell 17% in the first six months of 2024 compared with the same period the year before, according to climate thinktank Ember. It found the continued shift away from polluting fuels has led to a one-third drop in the sector’s emissions since the first half of 2022. Wind and solar energy that make up 30% of EU electricity. With other renewables such as hydropower included, the proportion would be 50%. #ClimateChallenge #ClimateAction #JustTransitiin https://lnkd.in/g_4UUgSF

New Ember Report finds 13 EU-member states generated more energy from wind and solar power than coal and gas for first time in 2024. A continued shift away from polluting fuels has led to a one-third drop in the sector’s emissions. Power generation from burning coal, oil and gas fell 17% in the first six months of 2024. Moreover, EU power plants burned 24% less coal and 14% less gas from the first half of 2023 to the first half of 2024. This is a reminder that alongside building up renewable energy resources is an urgent, equal and opposite effort to reduce fossil fuel dependence. https://ow.ly/gugL50SUsoE #RenewableEnergy #EnergyTransition

Wind turbines and solar panels have overtaken fossil fuels to generate 30% of the European Union’s electricity in the first half of the year. “We are witnessing a historic shift in the power sector, and it is happening rapidly.” The Ember report found 13 member states generated more electricity from wind and solar than from fossil fuels in the first half of the year. Germany, Belgium, Hungary and the Netherlands hit that milestone for the first time, the authors found.

♻️ Wind and solar power have overtaken fossil fuels to generate 30% of the European Union’s electricity in the first half of 2024. This marks a pivotal moment in our transition to a cleaner, more #sustainable future. 🌱 Despite a slight increase in electricity demand, the momentum for #renewables remains strong. Chris Rosslowe from Ember notes, “We are witnessing a historic shift in the #powersector, and it is happening rapidly.” ➡️ Read the article here: https://lnkd.in/gc5h8WA4

The European power sector broke many records in 2023: >40% of power generated came from renewables, GHG emissions down almost 50% from the all-time high in 2007, installation rates of wind and solar up. Lowest-cost (LCOE basis) power source is renewable in every country in Europe. Thanks Ember for putting the insights together in such an accessible format. And for putting some real thought provoking questions on the table: - is 2024 the year of the battery? - is the need for seasonal storage exaggerated? - can Europe accelerate enough to meet 2035 net zero? Read about it here https://lnkd.in/eBPnkH3q