Italy
Italy is falling behind its European peers in harnessing cheap, clean solar and wind energy
Italy relied on fossil fuels for 56% of its electricity in 2023. Its per capita emissions were below the global average.
Italy’s largest source of clean electricity is hydro (14%). While its share of wind and solar (21%) is above the global average (13%), it is almost half that of its southern European peers Spain (40%) and Portugal (40%).
Italy’s power sector emissions have fallen over the last two decades, predominantly due to a decline in electricity generation from oil and coal, which were in part replaced by an increase in wind and solar.
Italy aims for 72% renewable electricity by 2030, while the IEA’s Net Zero Emissions scenario sets out a global target of 60% renewable electricity by 2030.
Last updated: May 2024
Progress towards 1.5C power sector benchmarks
Italy
2000–2040
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