EU fossil fuel dependency rises as energy use falls

EU dependency on fossil fuel imports is rising as energy consumption falls. That’s according to a new release of 2015’s fuel figures from Eurostat, which shows European energy consumption reached a total of 1,626 million tonnes of oil equivalent (Mtoe). This means energy use was 2.5% less than in 1990 and down 11.6% from its peak of almost 1,840Mtoe in 2006. The report shows fossil fuel use […]