Image: Eurostat The latest EuroStat report about energy production and usage in Europe in 2009 contains some good news (unless you are rooting for coal). While overall renewable energy production increased by 8.3% between 2008 and 2009, for a total share of 18.4% of energy production in the EU, coal consumption went the other way and dropped 16.3%. Part of that is of course due to the recession, but economic troubles don’t explain the whole drop. Read on for more details…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Renewable Energy Production Increased 8.3% Last Year in Europe, Coal Consumption Dropped 16.3%
