Efficiency and decarbonization indicators in Italy and in the biggest European Countries – Edition 2023
National trends of energy and economic indicators have been analysed in relation to greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption. Particular attention was paid to the power sector, one of the main players in the national energy system. The role of driving factors for GHG emission trends has been analyzed, such as economic growth, fossil and renewable energy, transformation efficiency, carbon and energy intensities. Regarding power sector, the emission factors of greenhouse gases have been elaborated.
Efficiency and decarbonization indicators have been compared in Italy and in the biggest European Countries. The power sector performances of main European countries have been compared for fuel mixes, transformation efficiencies, and GHG emission factors.
Italy shows higher transformation efficiency and lower energy intensity than the biggest European Countries. The European carbon intensity is lower than the Italian one for the presence of a non-negligible share of nuclear energy in Europe. However, the Italian fossil fuels carbon intensity is lower than most European countries due to lower share of coal and higher share of natural gas than that observed for the European average. The decreasing final energy intensity and the increasing share of renewables have played a key role among the factors determining the European GHG emission reduction since 2005.
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