The percentage of electricity that are generating the 20 largest economies in the world from the sun and wind has risen over 70% in five years, according to the latest figures released.The powers of the G-20 produced in 2015 8% of electricity from renewable energy plants.Seven of the members are already producing more than 10%. Germany reached 36%.
In a sign of the shift away from fossil fuels that is beginning to emerge in some regions, the G-20 collectively produced 8% of its electricity from solar, wind farms and other central green energy in 2015, compared to 4 , 6% in 2010.
Seven members of the G-20 now generate more than 10% of its electricity from these sources, compared with the three economies than they did in 2010.
These seven are headed by Germany, home of the Energiewende, a policy shift towards green energy.The renewable energies represent 36% of its mix of electricity , according to data compiled for the Financial Times by the research group Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).
The United Kingdom, Italy and France generated more than 19% of its electricity from sources ofrenewable energy , while Australia and Brazil reached 11% and 13%, respectively. For the 28 members of the EU, the average increase was 18%.
The figures do not include hydropower, one of the oldest sources of renewable energy.
Instead, the data show the growth of new forms of green energy, such as solar and wind parks that have been heavily subsidized in many countries as governments try to combat global warming .
This growth has been particularly striking in the UK, which generated 24% of its electricity from these renewable sources last year compared to only 6% in 2010.
However, fossil fuels continue to dominate the supply of electricity in many countries, including theUnited States and China, two of the most powerful advocates agreement on climate change UN signed in Paris last December.
China is the world ‘s largest market for clean energy , and represents almost a third of the $ s 329.000 million was invested in clean energy around the world last year, at a time when the government is pushing its industry energy renewable .
Goldwind, a Chinese company, became the largest manufacturer of wind turbines in 2015, ending more than 30 years of supremacy that have had US and Europe in the industry. Chinese companies have long solar panels are leaders in the solar energy sector. Despite this, renewable energy plants such as wind and solar farms accounted for only 5% of the combination of electricity produced China last year, according to figures from BNEF, percentage very similar to India, Mexico and Japan. This is because China added a “substantial” electricity generation capacity from coal during that period of five years, said analyst BNEF, Abraham Louw.
In the US, fossil fuels continue to lead the country’s electricity mix. BNEF research showed that renewable energy non – hydro accounted for only 8% of the total last year. However, that percentage is much higher than that of Saudi Arabia and Russia, where the use and production of new renewable energy remain insignificantes.
