European Union carbon emissions grew 1.8 percent in 2017 despite a 25 percent increase in wind power and 6 percent growth in solar, figures show. The European statistics body Eurostat this month reported that carbon dioxide emissions rose last year in a majority of EU member states

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The net rise in emissions, attributed to economic growth across much of the EU, illustrated how hard it will be for the bloc to achieve its target of cutting carbon to 40 percent below 1990 levels in 2030 and progressing to 60 percent by 2040.

Last year saw EU member states adding a record 15.6 gigawatts of wind power and 340 megawatts (( 0.340 gigawatts )) of solar. Wind represented 55.2 percent of all new power generation installed in 2017, with solar making up a further 21.3 percent ((math??)).

In contrast, new gas plants accounted for just 9.2 percent of capacity additions, and coal was a further 6.1 percent..