Europe is Beating Its Renewable Energy Targets. Which Countries are Leading the Charge?

solar plant PADS7DX e1667049021713 Europe is Beating Its Renewable Energy Targets. Which Countries are Leading the Charge?

Takeaways:

  • In 2020, almost a quarter of the European Union’s electricity came from renewable sources including hydropower, wind, solar, geothermal energy and air heat pumps.
  • The EU sourced an average of 22% of their energy from renewables which is two points higher than the goal they set out in 2009.
  • Of the 27 EU members states, the ones that generated more than a third of their electricity from renewables were Sweden, Finland (44%), Latvia (42%) Austria (36.5%) and Portugal (34%).

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