In 2022, Europe was approximately 2.3 °C above the pre-industrial (1850-1900) average used as a baseline for the Paris Agreement on climate change. But, in a sign of hope for the future, renewable energy generated more electricity than polluting fossil fuels for the first time in 2022. Wind and solar power generated 22.3% of European Union (EU) electricity in 2022, overtaking fossil fuel (20%).
