Share of renewables in electricity production
Ambitious renewable support policies and falling technology costs are raising the share of RES in the global power mix (+1.8pt)
Share of renewables in electricity production
Ambitious renewable support policies and falling technology costs are raising the share of RES in the global power mix (+1.8pt)
Trend over 1990 - 2020 - %
% in electricity production (2020) - %
+40 pts
Rise in the share of renewables in the UK’s power mix between 2000 and 2020
Ambitious renewable support policies and falling technology costs are raising the share of RES in the global power mix (+1.8pt)
In 2020, renewable power generation (including hydropower) rose by over 6%, thanks to a continuous growth in wind and solar generation, as the share of hydropower has remained rather stable at around 16% of the global power mix since 2000. This surge in renewable power generation in the EU, the USA, China, India, Japan, Chile and Australia is supported by ambitious climate policies and the continuous fall in costs of solar and wind technologies. The share of renewable energy sources (including hydropower) within the global power generation mix rose by 1.8 percentage point to over 28% of the power mix, following the rising trend it started in the 2000’s. Favourable hydro conditions raised renewable power generation in China, Russia, Europe (especially in Sweden and Norway), Brazil, and Japan. Renewables now cover 39% of the power mix in the EU, 28% in China, 23% in India and 20% in the USA, Russia and Japan.
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Jan
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