Renewables and electrification: key to cutting costs and powering EU’s clean industry and competitiveness
The EEA report ‘Renewables, electrification and flexibility — for a competitive EU energy system transformation by 2030’ finds that the European Union has already demonstrated its ability to shift away from fossil fuels, with electricity-sector CO2 emissions dropping significantly over recent decades. In comparison, progress in decarbonising heating and transport, where gas and oil consumption dominate, is …