For the first time on record, wind and solar power have overtaken fossil fuels as the European Union’s main source of electricity. In 2025, turbines and solar panels produced 30% of the EU’s power, edging past coal, oil and gas combined at 29%, according to a new annual review. Researchers described the shift as a „major tipping point”, not just for climate policy, but for Europe’s political and economic security.

„This goes beyond the power sector,” says Beatrice Petrovich of the Ember thinktank, which authored the report. As geopolitics grow more unstable, Europe has become increasingly wary of its dependence on imported fossil fuels. Recent tensions with the United States, Europe’s biggest supplier of liquefied natural gas, and uncertainty over global energy markets have only sharpened that concern.

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