Europe has made a “major mistake” by failing to wean its economy off imported fossil fuels quickly enough since the 2022 energy crunch, the head of the International Energy Agency has warned, as the EU prepares to roll out measures to increase electrification next week. Fatih Birol said that Europe’s low electrification rate — electricity’s share of the energy consumed in the EU — of around 23 per cent is holding back the bloc’s competitiveness and economic “sovereignty”. The EU’s rate is similar to major oil producers such as the US despite its heavy reliance on imports of hydrocarbons.
国际能源署(IEA)负责人警告称,欧洲在经历2022年能源危机后未能足够迅速地让其manbetx20客户端下载 摆脱对进口化石燃料的依赖,是一个“重大失误”。欧盟正准备于下周推出旨在提高电气化水平的措施。