However, the government has cut solar power subsidies and blocked onshore wind farms, while backing fracking and new nuclear power stations. Solar panels generated 50% more electricity than the fossil fuel across the month, as days lengthened and coal use fell. Solar power in the UK produced more electricity than coal across the whole of May, the first ever month to pass the milestone, according to research by analysts at Carbon Brief. In 2015, $286bn (£196) was invested in renewable energy, more than double that invested in fossil fuel power stations. Investment in renewable energy around the world now far outstrips that in coal and gas plants.

Source: The Guardian June 07, 2016 16:42 UTC