Renewables are increasingly being used in electricity generation but continue to lag behind in the transport and the heating and cooling sectors, which together account for 80% of final energy demand, states REN21, the global renewable energy policy network, in a report published on Monday 4 June.
With 178 gigawatts (GW) in new capacity, including 98 GW solar capacity and 52 GW wind capacity, renewables accounted for an estimated 70% of net additions to global power generation in 2017,...