European renewables consumption has continuously increased over the years, amounting to seven exajoules in 2018. Between 2025 and 2050, figures are forecasted to rise further and peak at 32 exajoules in 2045, in the net zero scenario. In 2050, renewables consumption in Europe is expected to reach 28 exajoules in the rapid scenario and 21 exajoules in the business-as-usual scenario.
Renewables consumption in the European Union (EU-28) from 2000 to 2018, with a forecast until 2050, by scenario* (in exajoules)
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BP. (September 14, 2020). Renewables consumption in the European Union (EU-28) from 2000 to 2018, with a forecast until 2050, by scenario* (in exajoules) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/816618/renewable-consumption-projections-european-union-eu-28/
BP. "Renewables consumption in the European Union (EU-28) from 2000 to 2018, with a forecast until 2050, by scenario* (in exajoules)." Chart. September 14, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/816618/renewable-consumption-projections-european-union-eu-28/
BP. (2020). Renewables consumption in the European Union (EU-28) from 2000 to 2018, with a forecast until 2050, by scenario* (in exajoules). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/816618/renewable-consumption-projections-european-union-eu-28/
BP. "Renewables Consumption in The European Union (Eu-28) from 2000 to 2018, with a Forecast until 2050, by Scenario* (in Exajoules)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/816618/renewable-consumption-projections-european-union-eu-28/
BP, Renewables consumption in the European Union (EU-28) from 2000 to 2018, with a forecast until 2050, by scenario* (in exajoules) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/816618/renewable-consumption-projections-european-union-eu-28/ (last visited April 23, 2024)
Renewables consumption in the European Union (EU-28) from 2000 to 2018, with a forecast until 2050, by scenario* (in exajoules) [Graph], BP, September 14, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/816618/renewable-consumption-projections-european-union-eu-28/