And now something positive:
solar and wind energy production in the EU surpasses fossil energy for the first time.
☀️ 💨
Source: https://dr.dk
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@claesdevreese This kind of info is great, but are we reducing fossil fuels or just increasing our energy use?
What good news, and more importantly: the trends look positive absolutely as well.
Often one hears that the increase in solar in relation to fossils doesn't in actuality mean decrease of fossils, but slower increase compared to renewables.
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Energy_statistics_-_an_overview
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@claesdevreese Send this to orange Trump-toddler. He has no knowledge of this, I heard yesterday at Davos in his speech.
@claesdevreese Yes, indeed good news! For the source of this information go to https://ember-energy.org/app/uploads/2026/01/EMBER-Report-European-Electricity-Review-2026.pdf Many more interesting facts and graphs on #cleanenergy can be found here. #ClimateChange #sustainability #ember #EuropeanUnion
@claesdevreese is the framing here a little odd? I only read the auto-translation, why do they treat hydro-electric and other renewables differently?
Sounds like the big milestone might be 2026 if 50% EU wide electricity comes from renewable sources(currently 49%)
![[AF]2050](https://cdn.masto.host/livellosegretoit/accounts/avatars/108/038/613/412/755/896/original/a8e862dbd10edfd0.png "[AF]2050")
@claesdevreese In other news: The US is very mad at what Europe has become.
1. Want Ukraine to remain a sovereign nation?
Phase out Russian fossil fuel use.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-20/russia-s-oil-exports-falter-amid-plunging-deliveries-to-india
2. Want to prevent a catastrophic AI bubble?
Phase out OPEC fossil fuel use.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/technology/saudi-arabia-ai-exporter.html
3. Want America to remain a democracy?
Phase out Koch Network fossil fuel use.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/us/politics/koch-network-2024-election-trump.html
4. Want a habitable planet?
Phase out fossil fuel use.
https://time.com/7353478/davos-climate-leadership-end-fossil-fuel-era/
@claesdevreese I love how the Danes are juxtaposing images of Denmark and Germany in this context 🙂
Src: https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/viden/klima/se-eu-landenes-energirekorder-danmark-bedst-paa-sol-og-vind
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@claesdevreese what's the remaining 40%? 🤔
@claesdevreese That is indeed feel-good news! I still wonder what the other third is.
@claesdevreese sadly that's only true if looks at electricity production exclusively. in total most of primary energy is still sourced from fossil fuels (ie. heating, etc)
@claesdevreese But Trump dislikes like wind turbines, so what's Ushi von der Leyen gonna do?
