In 2023, transport activities accounted for 32% of the final energy consumption in the EU, slightly up from 31% in 2022.
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In the first half of 2025, household gas prices in the EU fell to €11.43 per 100 kWh from €12.44 in the second half of 2024, dropping by 8.1%. This signals a return to the seasonal fluctuations of gas prices, characteristic of the period before the 2022 energy crisis.
In the second quarter of 2025, 54.0% of net electricity generated in the EU came from renewable energy sources, an increase from the 52.7% registered in the same quarter of 2024.
The EU economy greenhouse gas emissions were estimated at 900 million tonnes of CO2-equivalents (CO2-eq) in the first quarter of 2025, a 3.4% increase compared with the same quarter of 2024 (871 million tonnes of CO2-eq).
In 2023, the total final energy consumption in the services sector in the EU was 4 937 petajoules (PJ), down 1.9% compared with 2022 (5 069 PJ).
The Sustainable Development Goal ‘Affordable and Clean Energy’ (SDG 7) calls for universal access to affordable, reliable and sustainable energy.
The European Sustainable Energy Week 2025 takes place from 10 to 12 June 2025, in Brussels and online.
