CO2 Emissions From Power Plants Down 12% Across EU

BERGHEIM, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 05: Steam rises from cooling towers at the Niederaussem coal-fired power plant on February 5, 2020 near Bergheim, Germany. According to the think tanks Agora Energiewende and Sandbag, CO2 emissions by power plants are down by 12% in comparison from 2018 to 2019 across the EU. Agora also reports that the percentage of electricity produced from renewable energy sources has risen to 35% across the EU. The Niederaussem power plant, operated by RWE, is Germany's second-largest power station and produces approximately 27 million tons of emissions annually. (Photo by Lukas Schulze/Getty Images)