1.0Unearthedhttps://unearthed.greenpeace.orgDamian Kahyahttps://unearthed.greenpeace.org/author/damiankahya/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://unearthed.greenpeace.org/2016/02/09/data-100-of-the-net-additions-to-the-eus-power-mix-last-year-came-from-renewables/">Data: 100% of the net additions to the EU’s power mix last year came from renewables</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,n=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),s=0;s<i.length;s++){if(!(e=i[s]).getAttribute("data-secret"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t);if(r||a)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://unearthed.greenpeace.org/2016/02/09/data-100-of-the-net-additions-to-the-eus-power-mix-last-year-came-from-renewables/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“Data: 100% of the net additions to the EU’s power mix last year came from renewables” — Unearthed" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>https://unearthed.greenpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/GettyImages-77399208.jpg30001895So here’s a thing. All of the net increase in the EU’s power generating capacity came from renewable energy last year. The data from the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) shows that whilst some new coal and gas capacity did come online, more was retired. That is to say the amount of fossil fuel (and […]