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Renewable electricity generation recorded its ‘fastest growth ever’ in 2024

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Renewable electricity generation recorded its fastest growth to date in 2024, increasing by 9.8%, compared to 1.4% for non-renewable generation,…

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Some 45.5% of the electricity generated in the European Union came from renewable sources in the first quarter of this…

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Global renewable energy capacity rose 15.1% to 4,448 GW by the end of last year, a new report by the…

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Last year, 47.4% of the net electricity generated in the European Union came from renewable energy sources, new data from…

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Renewable energy sources accounted for 45.3% of gross electricity consumption in the European Union in 2023, a 4.1-percentage point increase…

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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union have pledged their support for the redevelopment of…

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Renewables provided close to half (46.7%) of Ireland’s total electricity demand in December 2024, according to provisional data from grid…

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Last year saw the biggest ever increase in renewable energy jobs, from 13.7 million in 2022 to 16.2 million in…

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Renewable energy capacity needs to accelerate at an annual rate of 16.4% between now and 2030 in order for COP28 targets to be achieved.