In 2016, primary energy consumption in the EU had moved away from the 4% objective that the EU28 had set itself as a contribution for improving energy efficiency by 20% by 2020. In addition, final energy consumption was 2% away from the target, according to figures published by the European statistics office, Eurostat, on Monday 5 February.
When setting the goal of achieving 20% energy efficiency by 2020, the EU undertook to maintain its primary energy consumption below 1.483 billion...