… Between 2010 and 2020, the share of wind and solar in Germany’s energy mix increased by 242%, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). At the same time, coal’s decreased by 45%, oil by 10% and natural gas by 2%.
But that does not tell the whole story. Wind and solar supplied just 6%of total energy consumed in Germany in 2020, up from just 1% in 2010. Meanwhile, in 2020 oil and gas supplied 61% of Germany’s total energy demand. That’s up from 55% in 2010 as oil and gas were used to replace coal, which decreased to 16%.
