The EU’s dependence on fossil fuels for its overall energy supply rose to 70.9% in 2022, according to a report published by Eurostat on Tuesday 30 January. This is a slight increase on 2021 levels, when it stood at 69.9%.
This percentage has fallen in recent decades by around 11.5 percentage points since 1990, mainly due to the increase in renewable energy production.
In 2022, the EU countries with the highest share of fossil fuels in gross available energy were Malta (96.1%), Cyprus...