A coalition of NGOs led by CAN Europe and the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) presented on Tuesday 30 June an energy scenario based on 100% renewable energy by 2040 to achieve climate neutrality at the EU level 10 years ahead of the current target (2050) and aiming at a reduction of CO2 emissions of at least 65% by 2030.
This scenario has five key elements, with the ambition of thus indicating an energy transition path that respects the objectives of the Paris Agreement.
Firstly, it provides for a 50% reduction in the Union’s energy demand between 2015 and 2050 thanks to energy savings made possible by accelerating building renovation, modernising industrial production processes, and increasing energy efficiency in transport.
Secondly, according to this scenario, electricity generation from renewable energy sources would triple in the decade between 2020 and 2030, such that renewables would cover 50% of gross final energy consumption in 2030 and 100% in 2040.
It also includes electrification of industrial processes, heating (with the deployment of heat pumps) and transport, as well as the elimination of most coal by 2030, fossil gas by 2035, and fossil oil products by 2040.
Finally, renewable hydrogen would be used for the decarbonisation of industry and aviation.
See the summary of the scenario: https://bit.ly/2ZrM2vs (Original version in French by Damien Genicot)