Post by sevenofnine on Oct 17, 2022 12:59:01 GMT -5
Get ready for future riots in these countries LOL!
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shown the dangers of Europe’s reliance on imported fossil fuels. Decarbonisation targets and the shift to renewable power have sped up in some EU countries as they look to reduce their reliance in response to the war.
The bloc as a whole is hoping now to reach 82 per cent clean energy by 2030. But a handful of EU nations are accelerating fossil fuel phase-outs, looking to reach 100 per cent clean power by the end of the decade, according to energy think tank Ember’s EU power targets tracker.
Portugal
In April, Portugal announced that it was accelerating its energy transition, aiming to increase the proportion of power produced by renewables in the country to 80 per cent by 2026 - four years earlier than previously planned. It already gets 60 per cent of its electricity from clean sources - one of the highest in Europe.
Portugal hasn’t historically depended on Russian gas like many other European countries, relying instead on imports from Nigeria and the US. It also became coal free at the end of 2021 after shutting down its last coal-fired power plant.
The Iberian nation's largest utility company, EDP, is aiming to provide 100 per cent renewable power by the end of the decade. All of this puts Portugal on track to becoming fossil fuel free by 2030, according to Ember.
Netherlands
According to research published by industry experts Oliver Wyman earlier this year, the Netherlands is leading Europe’s energy transition. Offshore wind power generation is set to double by the end of the decade with a goal for 150 GW of electricity production in the North Sea by 2050 - enough to power 230 million European homes.
But the Netherlands has suffered some consequences
www.euronews.com/green/2022/10/17/these-eu-countries-are-aiming-for-100-per-cent-clean-power-by-2030
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shown the dangers of Europe’s reliance on imported fossil fuels. Decarbonisation targets and the shift to renewable power have sped up in some EU countries as they look to reduce their reliance in response to the war.
The bloc as a whole is hoping now to reach 82 per cent clean energy by 2030. But a handful of EU nations are accelerating fossil fuel phase-outs, looking to reach 100 per cent clean power by the end of the decade, according to energy think tank Ember’s EU power targets tracker.
Portugal
In April, Portugal announced that it was accelerating its energy transition, aiming to increase the proportion of power produced by renewables in the country to 80 per cent by 2026 - four years earlier than previously planned. It already gets 60 per cent of its electricity from clean sources - one of the highest in Europe.
Portugal hasn’t historically depended on Russian gas like many other European countries, relying instead on imports from Nigeria and the US. It also became coal free at the end of 2021 after shutting down its last coal-fired power plant.
The Iberian nation's largest utility company, EDP, is aiming to provide 100 per cent renewable power by the end of the decade. All of this puts Portugal on track to becoming fossil fuel free by 2030, according to Ember.
Netherlands
According to research published by industry experts Oliver Wyman earlier this year, the Netherlands is leading Europe’s energy transition. Offshore wind power generation is set to double by the end of the decade with a goal for 150 GW of electricity production in the North Sea by 2050 - enough to power 230 million European homes.
But the Netherlands has suffered some consequences
www.euronews.com/green/2022/10/17/these-eu-countries-are-aiming-for-100-per-cent-clean-power-by-2030