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The Power Sector: Pioneer and Workhorse of Decarbonization

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Decarbonization in the European Union

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In 2012, fossil fuels made up 49 per cent of total gross electricity generation in the EU-28 (Eurostat, 2014). This electricity generation was responsible for more than one-quarter of Europe’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (EEA, 2014).

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    Claire Dupont (Senior Researcher) & Sebastian Oberthür (Academic Director) (Senior Researcher) &  (Academic Director)

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Lechtenböhmer, S., Samadi, S. (2015). The Power Sector: Pioneer and Workhorse of Decarbonization. In: Dupont, C., Oberthür, S. (eds) Decarbonization in the European Union. Energy, Climate and the Environment. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137406835_3

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