In 2017, the energy sector's emissions were about 23 per cent below the 1990 level (Figure 2.5). At the end of 1990s total energy consumption increased but emissions changed very little. The reasons for that were increased use of wood fuels, nuclear energy and net imports of electricity which lowers the condensing power production and thus emissions. In the 2010s emissions from the energy sector have a declining trend which deviates from the trend of the total energy consumption (Figure 2.6). In 1990, the share of renewable energy in total energy consumption was just 18 per cent, after which it has grown steadily, growing in the 2010s clearly faster than before and being 37 per cent in 2017 (Figure 2.7 and Figure 2.8). In addition, the net import of electricity has been at high level from 2012 on. The growth in the use of renewable energy compared to the situation in 1990 has replaced fossil fuels increasingly and is the main reason for the decreased emissions despite the growth in energy consumption in the energy sector.