71% of the EU’s electricity was generated from low-carbon sources in 2025.

The European Union (EU) is leading the way on wind and solar, which reached 30% of EU electricity in 2025, higher than fossil power (29%) for the first time on record, up from 20% just five years prior. The EU’s largest source of clean electricity is nuclear (23% of EU electricity in 2025).

The EU’s power sector emissions fell by 50% in the last two decades due to wind and solar growth displacing fossil fuel generation. Beyond reducing emissions, growth in the EU wind and solar fleet spurred on by the bloc’s flagship climate and energy policy – the European Green Deal – has delivered benefits through a reduced fossil import bill and enhanced security.

Coal power is in terminal decline in the EU, falling to 9.2% of EU power in 2025, a new historic low, and down from nearly a quarter of EU electricity generation (24.6%) ten years prior.

Coal mine methane is the EU’s largest fossil fuel methane emitter, and a low hanging fruit for methane reductions. The EU Methane Regulation, approved on June 13, 2024, requires stringent monitoring and mitigation of coal mine methane emissions from active, closed and abandoned mines. It represents the first comprehensive methane framework of its kind globally.

The EU remains heavily reliant on imported gas to generate electricity, with costly gas power accounting for 17% of EU electricity in 2025. With a surging battery pipeline, an enhanced grid and more demand flexibility, the EU can limit costly gas use.

For region’s latest renewable electricity targets, see our 2030 Global Renewable Target Tracker.

Data tool

2024 EU NECP Data Tool

National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) are the principal documents produced by EU Member States to detail their key climate targets and actions for the next decade and beyond.

This tool presents key data from each national plan as it is submitted, with a focus on the electricity transition. It tracks three key aspects of progress in this critical sector: supply, demand and emissions.