Energy in Luxembourg
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Energy in Luxembourg describes energy and electricity production, consumption and import in Luxembourg. Electricity sector in Luxembourg is the main article of electricity in Luxembourg.
Primary energy use in Luxembourg was 48 TWh in 2009, or 98 TWh per million inhabitants.[http://www.iea.org/textbase/nppdf/free/2010/key_stats_2010.pdf IEA Key energy statistics 2010] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101011091637/http://www.iea.org/textbase/nppdf/free/2010/key_stats_2010.pdf |date=2010-10-11 }} Page: Country specific indicator numbers from page 48
Luxembourg is a net energy importer; 81.5% of the electricity consumed in the country, for example, was imported from neighboring European countries in 2021.{{cite web|url=https://today.rtl.lu/news/luxembourg/a/1952942.html|title=Explainer: Where does Luxembourg's electricity come from? |author=Brendan McClintock-Ryan|publisher=RTL Today|date=2022-08-13|access-date=2023-07-05}}
Overview
There was no decline in the climate change gas emissions ({{CO2}}) from year 2008 to 2012 in Luxembourg. There was no better efficiency in the use of electricity from 2008 to 2012.
Electricity
{{Main|Electricity sector in Luxembourg}}
In 2008, electricity use per person in Luxembourg was 2.6 times greater than in the United Kingdom.
The 1970s energy crisis led Luxembourg to briefly consider constructing a nuclear power plant. In 1972 RWE and the government negotiated a project to build a 1,200 MW nuclear reactor along the Moselle river near Remerschen. In 1974 there were already signs that there was little support for the project among public opinion. The opposition to the project grew, and became more organized, ultimately forcing the government to cancel the project at the end of 1977.
Subsequently, the construction of the large French Cattenom Nuclear Power Plant in 1979 close to the Luxembourg border caused tensions between the two countries.
Renewable energy
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By 2021, renewable energy produced 80% of electricity generated in Luxembourg, comprising wind power at 26%, solar power at 17%, hydro power at 8%, and other renewables (bioenergy, etc) at 29%.{{cite web |author=Brendan McClintock-Ryan |date=2022-08-13 |title=Explainer: Where does Luxembourg's electricity come from? |url=https://today.rtl.lu/news/luxembourg/a/1952942.html |access-date=2023-07-05 |publisher=RTL Today}}
Luxembourg firms are less likely than those throughout the EU to invest in onsite/offsite renewable energy generation (26% versus 41%) and energy efficiency (43% against 59%).{{Cite book |last=Bank |first=European Investment |url=https://www.eib.org/en/publications/20230340-econ-eibis-2023-luxembourg |title=EIB Investment Survey 2023 - Luxembourg overview |date=2024-01-31 |publisher=European Investment Bank |isbn=978-92-861-5673-1 |language=EN}} Energy prices are also cited by Luxembourgish businesses (84%) as uncertainty about the future as their top long-term investment obstacles.
Climate change
{{Main| Climate change in Luxembourg}}
Emissions of carbon dioxide in total, per capita in 2007 were 22.4 tons CO2 compared to EU 27 average 7.9 tons {{CO2}}.[http://webbshop.cm.se/System/TemplateView.aspx?p=Energimyndigheten&view=default&cat=/Broschyrer&id=e0a2619a83294099a16519a0b5edd26f Energy in Sweden 2010] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016045634/http://webbshop.cm.se/System/TemplateView.aspx?p=Energimyndigheten&view=default&cat=%2FBroschyrer&id=e0a2619a83294099a16519a0b5edd26f |date=October 16, 2013 }}, Table 1: Emissions of carbon dioxide in total, per capita and per GDP in EU and OECD countries, 2007
1990 emissions were 13 Mt {{CO2}}eqKyoto protocol target is reduction of 4 Mt (28%).[http://www.ewea.org/fileadmin/ewea_documents/documents/publications/reports/20110909_ClimateReport.pdf Wind energy and EU climate policy Achieving 30% lower emissions by 2020] EWEA October 2011 p. 39
In Luxembourg, 54% of enterprises have invested in mitigating weather-related consequences and lowering carbon emissions. This is close to the current [when?] EU average of 56%.
See also
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