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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10385
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/energy

EREC wants compulsory 2030 renewables target of 45%

Brussels, 24/05/2011 (Agence Europe) - To ensure that the European Union meets its long-term CO2 emissions reduction target of 80-95% by 2050 (compared to 1990 levels), the European Renewable Energy Council (EREC) has called for a legally binding renewable energy target of 45% of final energy consumption in the EU by 2030. “There is a far reaching agreement that Europe's energy system must undergo radical change. With today's policies, however, the EU is set to fail meeting its long-term...

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