European coal consumption declined from 13 to 9 exajoules, between 2000 and 2018, respectively. From 2025 to 2050, figures are forecasted to decline in all scenarios. However, coal consumption in Europe is not expected to phase out in the business-as-usual scenario, reaching some two exajoules in 2050.
Coal consumption in the European Union (EU-28) from 2000 to 2018, with a forecast until 2050, by scenario
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Rapid scenario
Net Zero scenario
Business-as-usual scenario
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BP. (September 14, 2020). Coal consumption in the European Union (EU-28) from 2000 to 2018, with a forecast until 2050, by scenario (in exajoules) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/808928/coal-consumption-projections-european-union-eu-28/
BP. "Coal 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 September 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/808928/coal-consumption-projections-european-union-eu-28/
BP. (2020). Coal consumption in the European Union (EU-28) from 2000 to 2018, with a forecast until 2050, by scenario (in exajoules). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/808928/coal-consumption-projections-european-union-eu-28/
BP. "Coal 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/808928/coal-consumption-projections-european-union-eu-28/
BP, Coal 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/808928/coal-consumption-projections-european-union-eu-28/ (last visited September 11, 2024)
Coal 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/808928/coal-consumption-projections-european-union-eu-28/
