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+20 pts
Rise in the share of renewables in the EU’s power mix between 2000 and 2019.
Ambitious renewable support policies and falling technology costs are raising the share of RES in the global power mix (+1.1pt)
In 2019, the share of renewable energy sources (RES, including hydropower) within the global power generation mix rose by 1.1 percentage point to nearly 27% of the power mix, following the rising trend it started in the 2000’s.
This growth mainly comes from new wind and solar capacities since the share of hydropower in the global power mix has remained broadly stable since 2000 at around 15%. The continuous fall in costs of solar and wind technologies and ambitious climate policies in the EU, the USA, China, India, Japan and Australia contributed to raise renewable capacities and power generation. Favourable hydro conditions also raised renewable power generation in China, India, Turkey, Russia, Iran, and Nigeria.
Renewables now cover 35% of the power mix in the EU, 27% in China, 21% in India and around 18% in the USA, Russia and Japan.
Global Energy Trends, 2020 edition
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EU and UK energy-related CO2 emissions declined by 3.8% in 2019
According to the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre, global CO2 emissions from energy combustion increased by 0.9% to 38 GtCO2 in 2019, driven by China (+3.4%, accounting for 30% of global emissions) and India (+1.6%, 7% of global emissions). Meanwhile, Japan (3% of global emissions) reduced its energy-related CO2 emissions by 2.1%, the United States (13% of total emissions) by 2.6% and Russia (5% of total emissions) by 0.8%.
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Jul
EU countries need to strengthen energy efficiency efforts to reach targets
According to the European Commission, primary energy consumption declined by 0.7% in 2018 (-0.1% only for final energy consumption), which is insufficient to meet the 2020 targets. The highest annual reductions in primary energy consumption were posted in Belgium, Austria and Greece, whereas the largest increases were observed in Estonia, Latvia and Luxembourg. Between 2005 and 2018, primary energy consumption decreased in all Member States except Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia and Poland. Primary energy intensity fell in all Member States between 2005 and 2018; however, it grew in Denmark, Estonia and Luxemburg in recent years (between 2015 and 2018).
30
Jun
Switzerland's final energy consumption slightly increased in 2019
According to the Swiss government, final energy consumption in Switzerland slightly increased in 2019 (+0.3%) due to cooler temperatures, economic growth (+0.9%), demographic growth (+0.7%) and increasing fleet of motor vehicles (+0.8%). This rising trend was offset by continued energy efficiency and substitution effects.
25
Jun
France's GHG emissions declined by 0.9% in 2019 to 441 MtCO2eq
According to preliminary figures from Citepa, France’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions declined by 0.9% in 2019, from 445 MtCO2eq in 2018 to 441 MtCO2eq in 2019. This is due to a decline in GHG emissions from the residential and tertiary sector (-2.7%, i.e. -2.2 MtCO2eq, with a 2.3% drop for households and a 3.2% decline for services), in the energy sector (-0.7%, including -1.5% for power generation), and in waste processing (-2.2%). In 2019, CO2 emissions dipped by 1%, from 331.5 Mt to 328.2 Mt (-3.3 Mt), while methane emissions contracted by 0.7% (-0.4 MtCO2eq).
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