The European Parliament has passed legislation mandating an EU-wide renewable energy target: at least 20% of energy production must come from renewable sources by 2020, with 25% as a non-mandatory goal when coupled with efficiency improvements. For electricity producers, this could mean getting 33% of their power from renewables.
According to Renewable Energy Access:
...the European Parliament voted for the following:
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> proud European here.
Posted by: Lorenzotto on October 4, 2005 3:29 PM
Ya but what happens if you make 25% of all you have renewable and then the climate changes and all those thingies are now in the wrong spot?
Posted by: wintermane on October 4, 2005 4:03 PM
Mm, I'm not an expert, but isn't it so that when it comes to agriculture, certain parts of Europe are going to be better off, the more the climate changes? I think I read this somewhere. But the predictions and projections could be wrong of course.
Posted by: Lorenzo on October 5, 2005 11:16 AM
My understanding was that all of europe was likely to turn into an icebox as the clmate changes. The gulf stream keeping europe mild is already weakening or so I read so if its gona happen its gona be soon.
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