The energy transition refers to the profound transformation of the energy system towards a sustainable, climate-friendly, and resilient supply. The EU strategy aims to achieve climate neutrality by 2050, which will require replacing fossil fuels with renewable technologies. This poses major challenges: in addition to the technical expansion of power grids and renewables, social participation, economic incentives, and global cooperation are required. This page provides information on current scientific analyses of the energy transition as well as on key technical, legal, and economic issues.
Transformation of the energy system: key to climate protection in Europe ▸
With the European Green Deal, the European Union has set itself the goal of achieving climate neutrality by 2050 and replacing fossil fuels with renewable energies. For this transformation to succeed, it is necessary to massively expand and develop infrastructure for hydrogen, heat generation, mobility and electrical grids. At the same time, the conditions must be created for an effective reduction of climate-relevant emissions in a single emissions trading system.
