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Due to the projected decarbonisation of the EU energy system and the announced closures of nuclear and coal-fired power plants and coal mines throughout Europe, water abstraction and consumption in the energy sector are expected to decrease significantly by 2050 (Hidalgo González et al., 2019). The estimated amount of water abstracted by the energy sector (for primary electricity production, oil refining, and cooling of thermal power plants) could decrease up to 38 % by 2050 (Map 4.3). Water consumed by the whole energy sector is expected to decrease by 27 % (Hidalgo González et al., 2019).