Electrification: A Key Driver for a Decarbonized and Energy Secure Europe

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As European policymakers explore pathways to decarbonise the EU economy, the heating, cooling and transport sectors are moving very much into focus. Contributing as much as 66% of Europe’s greenhouse gas emissions, these sectors have become a key challenge in unlocking Europe’s sustainability potential. However, decarbonising Europe in a cost-efficient manner remains a crucial challenge for industry, policymakers and customers in today’s energy world in view of the decentralised nature of heating and transport, as well as their high dependency on fossil fuels.
A key part of the solution to this challenge can be the fuel switch to electricity. There is currently no energy carrier that can decarbonise to the same extent and scale as electricity. With the power sector fully committed to reducing GHG emissions by 80-95% by 2050, and an effective policy framework in place to ensure this goal, electricity is set to become the energy carrier of the future. As electricity becomes increasingly low carbon, replacing fossil based systems with electric technologies will provide a promising pathway to decarbonise these sectors.

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