THE EUROPEAN ENERGY POLICY ON RENEWABLE SOURCES AND ITS

CONSEQUENCES ON MEMBER STATES

457320 328 262

667702 711

600

296 398 436

361

180 214 212

194

66 83 71

76

4 1446

136

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

1800

2000

1990 2000 2007 2015

Energy Consumption in EU

Coal Oil Natural Gas Nuclear Hydropower Renewable

Mtoe

Source: BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2016

1669 17311831

1630

673 595490

325

1990 2000 2006 2015

Production and consumption of fossil energy sources in EU

Consumption Production

Mtoe

Source: BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2016

92

0,03 2,5

44,8

105

3

40

135

HYDROPOWER PV WIND POWER BIOENERGY

Renewable Energy Sources (RES) in EU

1995 2010

GWe Mtoe

Source: Attachment II, White Paper ‐ 1997

Source: 2006/848 EC.RES contribution in the electricity production. EU‐25 (1990‐2005). 

5 7,8 1,9 0,28 9

15

2

20 18

34

10

FINAL CONSUMPTION

HEAT ELECTRICITY TRANSPORT

RES by sector %

1990 2005 2020

Source: 2006/848 EC

Percentage ‐ 2005 Target ‐ 2020

EU 9% 20%

Finland 28,5% 38%

France 10,3% 23%

Germany 5,8% 18%

Italy 5,2% 17%

UK 1,3% 15%

Spain 8,7% 20%

Sweden 39,8% 49%

RES percentage on finalenergy consumption

Source: Directive 2009/28

RES CO2 Reduction ConsumptionReduction

2020 20 ‐20 ‐202030 24 ‐40 ‐272050 30 ‐80 ‐32

20

‐20 ‐20

24

‐40‐27

30

‐80

‐32

‐100‐80‐60‐40‐200

2040

RES increase ‐ CO2 Reduction ‐ Consumption Reduction

2020 2030 2050

%

Source: 2011/885 ECThe 2020 goals are binding. The 2030 and 2050 goals are 

guidelines. 

Until 95%

RES Percentage CO2 Reduction2012 13 ‐182020 21 ‐242030 24 ‐30

13

‐18

21

‐24

24

‐30

Results and targets of CO2 reduction and final RES consumption

2012 2020 2030

Source: 2014/15 ECCO2 reduction is compared with 1990 levels

28,832,4

39,3

9,512,5 15,2

6,7 10,514,6

7,513

17,5

1,3 3,7 8,28,413,8 16,2

40,647,2

53,9

2005 2010 2015

RES on final energy consumption%

Finland France Germany Italy UK Spain Sweden

Source: Eurostat

2015 2020 target

Finland 39,3% 38%

France 15,2% 23%

Germany 14,6% 18%

Italy 17,5% 17%

UK 8,2% 15%

Spain 16,2% 20%

Sweden 53,9% 49%

EU 16,7% 20%

Comparison between the present situation and the 2020 targets for each State.

Source: Eurostat

020406080

100120140160180200

1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2014 2015

Energy consumption in primary sources ‐ Italy

Coal Oil Natural Gas RES Electricity Import

Mtoe

Source: Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico (Italian Ministry for Economic Development)

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

1800

020406080

100120140160180200

2000 2005 2010 2015

GDP (a) and energy consumption (b) ‐ Italy

Energy Consumption GDP

Mtoe EUR Billion

Source: Istat (GDP related in 2010 Euros)Source: BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2016

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

200

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

450

500

1990 2000 2005 2010 2015

CO2 emissions and energy consumption ‐ Italy

CO2 Emissions Energy Consumption

Mtoe Mtoe

Source::BP Statistical Review of World Energy  2016

6% 8%11% 13% 15% 17% 17%

27%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2015 2020 2030

RES on final consumption ‐ Italy

Reached Target

SEN 2017Target

SEN: Strategia Energetica Nazionale(National Energy Strategy)

Source: Eurostat

010203040506070

2006 2015

Primary Energy sources for electricity production‐ Italy

Coal Natural Gas Oil RES

Mtoe

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

2006 2015

Primary Energy sources for electricity production‐ Italy

Coal Natural Gas Oil RES

Source: Ministero Sviluppo Economico(Italian Ministry for Economic Development)

53,9

39,3

17,5 16,2 15,2 14,68,2

49

38

17 20 2318 15

RES on final energy consumption

 2015 percentage 2020 goals

%

Source: Eurostat

• Sweden and Finland: important results that highly exceeded the 2020 targets• Italy: already reached the target but with negative effects• Spain: probably will achieve the 2020 target• France, Germany and UK: are not likely to achieve the 2020 targets

Finland

Sweden

Italy Spain France Germany UK

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