Europe as a whole is performing well in its deployment of renewables. In 2011, renewables generated 21.7% of the EU's electricity; three years later, this figure has reached 27.5%, and it is expected to climb to 50% by 2030. The EU's initial efforts in promoting the use of renewables facilitated this continued growth which resulted in lowered renewable costs: the prices of photovoltaic modules fell by 80% between the end of 2009 and the end of 2015. Renewables have now become cost-competitive, and sometimes even cheaper than fossil fuels.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/renewables-europe-track-reach-its-20-target-2020
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/european-commission
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/renewable-energy
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/energy-efficiency
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/european-union-eu
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/green-house-gases
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fossil-fuels
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/carbon-intensity
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/electricity
