Fossil Fuels Rise in Europe and U.S. Despite Soaring Clean Energy

Fossil Fuels Rise in Europe and U.S. Despite Soaring Clean Energy

Power generation from clean energy rose globally in the first half of the year, led by the renewables champion China, while power output from fossil fuels remained flat from a year earlier, due to rising gas and coal use in Europe and surging coal generation in the United States. China’s clean energy generation jumped by 14% to a new record-high between January and June, according to data by clean energy think tank Ember, cited by Reuters’ globa…

Fossil fuels rise in Europe and U.S. despite soaring clean energy – Oil & Gas 360

(Oil Price)– Power generation from clean energy rose globally in the first half of the year, led by the renewables champion China, while power output from fossil fuels remained flat from a year earlier, due to rising gas and coal use in Europe and surging coal generation in the United States. China’s clean energy generation jumped by 14% to a new record-high between January and June, according to data by clean energy think tank Ember, cited by Re