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= Belgium =

Energy
In 2020, 71% of the energy consumed in Belgium came from fossil fuels (36% oil, 30% natural gas, 5% coal), 18% from nuclear power, and 12% from renewables (8% biofuels and waste, 3% wind and solar, less than 1% hydro). The government plans to phase out most nuclear power generation by 2025.

Between 2010 to 2020, the share of renewables in Belgium’s energy consumption grew from 6 to 12% due to increases in solar and off-shore wind. As of 2021, the nation’s offshore wind capacity was the sixth-highest in the world, and plans for a major expansion are underway. Despite a 22% reduction in Belgium’s CO2 emissions from 1990 to 2020, the nation has not seen significant reductions on emissions in recent years, given the high portion of fossil fuels (71%) that remain in the nation’s energy mix.

As a founding signatory of the Agreement on an International Energy Program, Belgium is obligated to maintain strategic petroleum reserves of at least 90 days’ worth of net oil imports in order to protect against supply shocks such as the disruption caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. As of February 2022, Belgium’s oil stocks held 190 days’ worth of imports.