Almost 70% of Europe's energy consumption is still based on fossil fuels.

Omissions

• The exact EU-wide fossil-fuel share (≈70%) found is Eurostat data for the reference year 2021 (70%, unchanged from 2020); more recent reference years (2023/2024) show a slowly declining trend, so the precise current figure may be marginally below 70%.
• The claim refers to total energy supply ('gross available energy'), not electricity: in electricity generation alone fossil fuels were only about 28% in 2024, a much lower share that could be cherry-picked to change the narrative.
• The figure is confirmed primarily by secondary sources citing Eurostat rather than by a directly quoted Eurostat EU-aggregate line; the Eurostat pages retrieved confirm the indicator and the general magnitude but not the exact EU total in their snippets.
• The word 'still' implies stagnation, whereas Eurostat data show the fossil share has been decreasing over the past decade.

Sources

• PrimaryEurostat – Energy statistics: an overview (Statistics Explained)In 2024, the cumulated share of fossil fuels (i.e. coal, oil and gas) in gross available energy was below 40% only in 2 EU countries: Sweden and ... (implying the EU-wide average remains well above 40%, consistent with a share near 70%). Gross available energy in the EU in 2024 decreased by 0.5% compared with 2023.
• PrimaryEurostat – Energy in Europe, 2026 edition (interactive publication)In 2024, the EU produced 43% of its own energy, while 57% was imported. Petroleum products have the largest share in the EU energy mix. Renewable energy (48%) and fossil fuels (28%) were the leading sources in electricity production ahead of nuclear power plants (23%).
• SecondaryCentro de Documentación Europea – Universidad de Almería (citing Eurostat)In 2021, fossil fuels made up 70% of gross available energy in the EU, remaining at the same level as in 2020. This percentage had decreased significantly over the previous decade.
• SecondaryVictoriaMedia / energy.victoriamedia.net (citing Eurostat)Fossil fuels stabilised at 70% of energy use in 2021 — Eurostat. Over the past decade, all EU members registered a decrease in their share of fossil fuels in gross available energy.