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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7857

7 December 2000
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/energy council
Political agreement on renewable energies fixes significant but not binding objectives - Parliament will maintain certain of its requirements

Brussels, 06/12/2000 (Agence Europe) - The Energy Council reached a political agreement on Tuesday on the promotion of renewable energy sources, which provides for 22.1% of all electricity consumed, and 12% of energy consumption in general, to be covered in 2010 by renewable sources, instead of 14% and 6% respectively at the present time. Council President Christian Perret welcomed this "substantial move forward" and the "considerable effort" made by some Member States for a high utilisation...

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