According to the latest available data provided by Eurostat, the European Union risks falling behind on its target of improving energy efficiency by 20% by 2020, as highlighted in the 2020 report on the state of the Energy Union published by the European Commission on Wednesday 14 October.
These data indicate that final energy consumption in the EU28 decreased by 5.9% between 2005 and 2018, from 1,194 million tonnes of oil equivalent (Mtoe) to 1,124 Mtoe, while the target for 2020 is set at...