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Europe consuming more renewable energy
By EUobserver
Energy from renewable sources contributed 12.4% of energy consumption in the EU in 2010, up from 11.7% in 2009, Eurostat figures show. The highest share of renewable energy was found in Sweden (47.9%), Latvia (32.6%) and Finland (32.2%) and the lowest in Malta (0.4%), Luxembourg (2.8%) and the UK (3.2%).