Euronews.green writes that an analysis made by experts at Berlin-based NGO Beyond Fossil Fuels reported that 10 EU countries have committed to eliminate fossil fuels from their energy production by 2035, if not earlier. Among those are Austria, Lithuania, Denmark and Luxembourg and they plan to replace polluting coal and gas with renewables.

Tara Connolly, campaigner at Beyond Fossil Fuels, said that "it's encouraging that many European governments share the ambition to usher in the fossil-free era by making 2035 power sector commitments. Now more need to follow suit."

The International Energy Agency also recommends EU states to fully decarbonize their energy industries by 2035 to ensure that the bloc will reach its climate targets. Portugal, Sweden and Romania have similar commitments, but don't stick to the 2035 and officials at Beyond Fossil Fuels say that if they would, then over 70% of Europe's power generation would be made of clean sources.

"Governments need to be explicit in their commitment to phase out coal and gas, and fully replace them with renewables", Connolly added.

Belgium, France, Germany and Greece are also among the 10 EU states that committed to a decarbonized energy system by 2035.