Renewable energy becomes dominant EU power source
Renewable energy becomes dominant EU power source
- Solar energy became the main source of electricity in the European Union for the first time in June, accounting for 22 per cent of generation.
- This surpassed nuclear energy, which contributed 21.6 per cent, with over half of the EU's electricity in the second quarter of 2025 coming from renewables.
- Denmark, Latvia, and Austria led European countries, generating over 90 per cent of their electricity from renewable sources, with Luxembourg and Belgium seeing the largest year-on-year increases.
- United Nations reports indicate a "positive tipping point" in the global shift to renewable energy, heralding the "dawn of a new energy era".
- Donald Trump criticised the clean energy transition as a "green scam", while the oil and gas industry reportedly spent $450 million to influence him and other Republicans.