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Energy and environment in the European Union - Tracking progress towards integration

Indicator-based report to measure progress of environmental integration within the energy sector.

Share of energy consumption from renewable sources in Europe

In 2024, renewables accounted for 25.2% of final energy consumption in the European Union, around one percentage point more than in 2023. The increase was mainly driven by solar and wind power, followed by heat pumps, supporting greater energy independence. The share of renewables is expected to continue rising. Achieving the EU minimum target of 42.5% by 2030 will require doubling average deployment rates compared with the past decade and a profound transformation of the European energy system.

Projected changes in hydropower production in Scandinavia

Recorded hydropower plants in Europe

The figure shows the number of existing, under construction and planned hydropower plants by size categories (installed megaWatts) in Europe.

Hydropower in Europe: technically exploitable capacity and actual generation in 2005

Europe's ecological backbone: recognising the true value of our mountains

Europe's mountain areas have social, economic and environmental capital of significance for the entire continent. This importance has been recognised since the late 19th century through national legislation; since the 1970s through regional structures for cooperation; and since the 1990s through regional legal instruments for the Alps and Carpathians. The European Union (EU) first recognised the specific characteristics of mountain areas in 1975 through the designation of Less Favoured Areas (LFAs). During the last decade, EU cohesion policy and the Treaty of Lisbon have both focused specifically on mountains.