The share of gross final consumption of energy from renewable sources reached 22% in 2020 at EU level, two percentage points (pp) higher than the 20% target set by the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive (2009/28), according to data released by the EU’s statistical office (Eurostat) on Wednesday 19 January.
With the exception of France, all Member States have met or exceeded their national 2020 target under the Directive, in some cases through statistical transfers. Agreements between Member States are possible to transfer a certain amount of energy from renewable sources from one country to another for a certain price.
States that significantly exceeded their targets were Sweden, Croatia (+11 pp each) and Bulgaria (+7 pp). France, on the other hand, lagged behind by 3.9 pp.
According to Eurostat data, Sweden recorded the highest share of renewables in gross final energy consumption with 60%, followed by Finland (44%) and Latvia (42%).
At the other end of the scale are Malta (11%), Luxembourg (12%) and Belgium (13%).
With regard to 2030, the EU had set itself the objective of achieving at least 32% of renewable energy in its energy mix. However, the European Commission has proposed raising this target to 40%, in order to achieve a reduction in the EU’s net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030.
See the data: https://bit.ly/3IljkBw (Original version in French by Damien Genicot)