PRODUCTION OF PRIMARY ENERGY IN THE EUROPEAN UNION VS. ROMANIA

Abstract

Through this paper we have proposed a quantitative analysis on the production of primary energy, in the European Union and Romania, in the period 2010-2020. Therefore, it will be used the quantitative research to make a detailed statistical analysis to establish the increasing or decreasing trend in terms of production of primary energy. Regarding the data collected at the level of the European Union, it may be observed and noted the accelerated growth trend of renewable energy resources and the decreasing trend for solid fossil fuels. For Romania, it can be observed a slight increase of renewable energy resources, if not a stagnation. The interpretation of statistical data for all primary energy resources shows that the largest decrease was recorded by solid fossil fuels for both the European Union and Romania. Since 75% of greenhouse gas emissions come from the use and production of energy, the importance of the research lies in the fact that to address the issue of decarbonization of the energy sector in Romania, the starting point must be the analysis of primary energy production and primary energy resources.