Italy has a high share of electricity in the total final energy consumption.

Renewable energy sources were estimated 16.7% of global final energy consumption in 2010.

We should ensure that we really do achieve the target of renewables accounting for 20% of our final energy consumption by the year 2020.

Many studies have documented how nuclear power plants generate 16% of global electricity, but provide only 6.3% of energy production and 2.6% of final energy consumption.

As has been pointed out, the buildings sector accounts for over 40% of all EU final energy consumption. It also has a very large cost-effective savings potential.

A binding renewable energy target of 20% of final energy consumption by 2020 may prove to be too great a challenge, particularly for the 12 new Member States.

In National Action Plan, the Federal Government estimates the share of renewable energies in gross final energy consumption to be 19.6% in 2020.

In the case of energy we find indicators for energy reliance, energy intensity, energy sources, final energy consumption, renewable energy, energy efficiency and energy prices.

About 16% of global final energy consumption comes from renewable resources, with 10% of all energy from traditional biomass, mainly used for heating, and 3.4% from hydroelectricity.

If energy consumption continues to increase, achieving the 20% renewable energy target may also be in jeopardy, since that target is calculated as a proportion of the EU's final energy consumption.

EU leaders reached agreement in principle in March 2007 that 20 percent of the bloc's final energy consumption should be produced from renewable energy sources and by 2020 as part of its drive to cut emissions of carbon dioxide.

To reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 20% compared to 1990 levels or by 30% if the conditions are right, increase the share of renewable energy in final energy consumption to 20%, and achieve a 20% increase in energy efficiency.

These plans, to be prepared in accordance with the template published by the Commission, provide detailed roadmaps of how each Member State expects to reach its legally binding 2020 target for the share of renewable energy in their final energy consumption.

In terms of final energy consumption (i.e. the energy consumed by end-users), the contribution of low-carbon sources is slightly higher.That's because a large proportion of the energy produced from fossil fuels is wasted as heat during the conversion to electricity.

The design process is supported by the Longlife prototype, a catalogue of materials, components and key technologies for energy efficiency and renewable energy sources that meet the minimum requirements of Longlife, e.g. the final energy consumption of 40kWh / m2 year.

In those countries, such as Sweden, Denmark and Finland, where government intervention has been closest to a technology-neutral form of carbon valuation (i.e. carbon and energy taxes), renewable heat has played the leading role in a very substantial renewable contribution to final energy consumption.