Total net electricity generation EU 2015
Over half of the EU’s generated power in 2015 came from low carbon sources and the share of renewables in the power mix continues to rise.
LOADING IMAGES
The EU is committed to achieving at least a 20% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 (compared to 1990 levels) and at least a 40% reduction by 2030.
The European power sector is a global leader on the path towards decarbonisation and has committed to deliver a carbon-neutral electricity supply by 2050.
Since 2012, the share of low-carbon generation in the generation mix has been larger than the share of generation from non-low carbon sources, generation and it continues to rise. This is a clear demonstration of the shift from conventional generation towards low carbon generation.
In 2015, the total share of low-carbon generation in the EU power mix increased to 56%.
