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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10305
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/energy

Oettinger wants investment in renewables to double

Brussels, 31/01/2011 (Agence Europe) - In a report published ahead of the European Council of 4 February, much of which will be devoted to energy policy, the European Commission urges member states to redouble their efforts for the promotion of green energy.

The EU's binding target for 2020 is for 20% of the EU27's energy consumption to be provided by renewable energy (there are separate national targets too) and this is expected to be easily reached if member states properly apply their...

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