In a context where the European Commission has recommended a 90% reduction in harmful emissions by 2040 and the Parliament and Council have agreed on a measure to promote the production of clean technologies, there is a sharp decline in the share of coal and gas.

In 2023, according to data released by the think tank Ember, the decline was 26% for coal and 15% for gas.

Renewable sources, on the other hand, increased their share, leading to a positive impact on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity sector (-19%). This decline surpasses even the reduction seen in 2020 (-13%), the COVID and lockdown year.

Wind and solar produced 27% of EU electricity in 2023. With a 13% increase, wind power rose to 18% of the energy mix, totaling 475 TWh, which is equivalent to France’s total generation demand.

Overall, renewables accounted for more than 40% of EU electricity for the first time, reaching 44%, partly due to a rebound in hydropower (12% of the total) after a challenging 2022.

Adding nuclear power (23% of the total), clean sources exceed two-thirds of the mix. The target set by the plan hashtag#REPowerEU: still remains far off: 72% of electricity generation from renewable sources by 2030!