Transition

Renewables will account for 80% of energy by 2050

Renewables to account for 80% of production by mid-century as demand from EVs, buildings and manufacturing rises, according to second Energy Transition Outlook

BERGHEIM, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 16: Electricity pylons and wind turbines stand beside the RWE Niederaussem coal-fired power plant while Steam rises from cooling towers on February 16, 2016 near Bergheim, Germany. Germany is maintaining ambitious goals for transitioning itself away from its traditional power sources such as coal and nuclear towards renewables, such as wind and solar. In 2015 Germany produced approximately 30% of its electricity from renewables, by 2025 it hopes to attain 40-45% and by 2035 55-60%. (Photo by Volker Hartmann/Getty Images) . Electricity pylons and wind turbines stand beside the RWE Niederaussem coal-fired power plant while Steam rises from cooling towers on February 16, 2016 near Bergheim, Germany.
BERGHEIM, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 16: Electricity pylons and wind turbines stand beside the RWE Niederaussem coal-fired power plant while Steam rises from cooling towers on February 16, 2016 near Bergheim, Germany. Germany is maintaining ambitious goals for transitioning itself away from its traditional power sources such as coal and nuclear towards renewables, such as wind and solar. In 2015 Germany produced approximately 30% of its electricity from renewables, by 2025 it hopes to attain 40-45% and by 2035 55-60%. (Photo by Volker Hartmann/Getty Images) . Electricity pylons and wind turbines stand beside the RWE Niederaussem coal-fired power plant while Steam rises from cooling towers on February 16, 2016 near Bergheim, Germany.
  • Darius Snieckus in London
Published 10 September 2018, 08:20Updated 19 September 2018, 09:53