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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12462

7 April 2020
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Energy
EU electricity sector reduced its emissions by around 12% in 2019, reveals Commission report
Brussels, 06/04/2020 (Agence Europe)

Over the year 2019 as a whole, greenhouse gas emissions from the EU electricity sector fell by around 12%, according to the latest quarterly reports on the European electricity and gas markets published by the European Commission on Monday 6 April. 

Electricity. This decrease is explained by a drop in electricity consumption and a reduction in electricity production by coal-fired power stations, to the benefit of gas, but above all of renewable energies.  

According to the Electricity...

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