Secondo Eurostat, la quota di energie rinnovabili del consumo energetico è in continuo aumento e nel 2015 ha raggiunto il 16,7%. quasi raddoppiando dall’8,5% del 2004, il primo anno per il quale sono disponibili dati.
Inoltre, undici Stati membri hanno già raggiunto il loro obiettivo per il 2020.
Renewable energy in the EU
Share of renewables in energy consumption in
the EU still on the rise to almost 17% in 2015
Eleven Member States already achieved their 2020 targets
In 2015, the share of energy from renewable sources in gross final consumption of energy reached 16.7% in the
European Union (EU), nearly double 2004 (8.5%), the first year for which the data are available.
The share of renewables in gross final consumption of energy is one of the headline indicators of the Europe 2020
strategy. The target to be reached by 2020 for the EU is a share of 20% energy from renewable sources in gross
final consumption of energy. However, renewables will continue to play a key role in helping the EU meet its energy needs beyond 2020. For this reason, Member States have already agreed on a new EU renewable energy target ofat least 27% by 2030.
These figures come from an article issued by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
