Norway generates over 60% of its energy from renewable sources, including hydroelectric power, and aims to be carbon neutral by 2030. It also exports a significant amount of its energy.
Over 60% of Norway’s energy comes from renewable sources. These energy sources include hydroelectric power, which produces 99% of electricity in mainland Norway; wind energy; wood bioenergy; and, to a limited extent, solar energy. Norway has plans to become carbon neutral by 2030. Norway also exports a large amount of its energy.
More information on renewable energy:
From 1999 to 2009, the amount of renewable energy produced in the European Union increased by 60.2%.
As of 2011, 13% of electricity in the United States was generated from renewable sources.
As of 2012, renewables produced just 3% of the energy used in the UK.
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