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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12873

21 January 2022
SECTORAL POLICIES / Energy
EU has exceeded its 2020 renewable energy target, confirms Eurostat
Brussels, 20/01/2022 (Agence Europe)

The share of gross final consumption of energy from renewable sources reached 22% in 2020 at EU level, two percentage points (pp) higher than the 20% target set by the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive (2009/28), according to data released by the EU’s statistical office (Eurostat) on Wednesday 19 January.

With the exception of France, all Member States have met or exceeded their national 2020 target under the Directive, in some cases through statistical transfers. Agreements between...

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