SECTORAL POLICIES / Energy

According to IEA, clean energy accounts for almost a third of GDP growth in European Union in 2023

Brussels, 19/04/2024 (Agence Europe)

In a new analysis published on Thursday 18 April, the International Energy Agency (IEA) reports that, in the European Union, clean energy accounted for almost a third of GDP growth in 2023, the highest share of all regions evaluated (the United States, the EU, China and India).

Although this share is inflated by low overall GDP growth of around 0.5% in the EU, the authors of the analysis point out that the EU’s climate objectives and policies, such as the ‘Fit for 55’ package and the...