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Europe’s Power Mix Hits 46% Renewables Amid Record Heat

4/29/2026

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Renewables supplied 46.4 % of Europe’s electricity in 2025, with solar power reaching 12.5 % share.
In 2025, 95 % of Europe recorded temperatures and a 2.5 °C rise above pre-industrial levels, driven by Arctic amplification.
Wildfires, drought and marine heatwaves in 2025 burned over one million hectares, cut flow in 70 % of rivers and warmed 86 % of seas.
By end of 2025, half of the actions in the European Biodiversity Strategy 2030 were implemented.

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Story summary

Renewables supplied 46.4 % of Europe’s electricity in 2025, with solar power reaching 12.5 % share.
In 2025, 95 % of Europe recorded temperatures and a 2.5 °C rise above pre-industrial levels, driven by Arctic amplification.
Wildfires, drought and marine heatwaves in 2025 burned over one million hectares, cut flow in 70 % of rivers and warmed 86 % of seas.
By end of 2025, half of the actions in the European Biodiversity Strategy 2030 were implemented.