How clean is electricity generation in Europe?

How clean is electricity generation in Europe?

Currently, 30% of European electricity is generated from renewable energy sources. However, during the last decade, the contribution of renewable energies to the electricity mix has increased considerably, but is mainly due to variable renewable sources, such as wind and solar. Biomass provides an alternative solution to generate clean electricity in a flexible and manageable way to complement other renewable sources more dependent on the climatic conditions of the moment, according to a new report from Bioenergy Europe. The graph shows the gross electricity generation by product type in EU28 in 2017 (in ktoe) according to Eurostat, and reflects that biomass contributes 5,6% of electricity.  

Despite the fact that in the last 20 years, Europe has managed to gradually reduce the contribution of oil and coal to electricity production, fossil gas has doubled in the same period. According to the last Report on bioelectricity  published this year by Bioenergy Europe, 43,4% of the electricity generated in the EU-28 is still produced with fossil fuels, mainly gas and coal, causing emissions that negatively affect the climate change situation.

Source: https://bioenergyinternational.com