01/06/2004 (Agence Europe) - Before leaving for Bonn where she is part of the EP delegation at the biggest ever renewable energies conference (1 to 4 June), Mechtilde Rothe (Germany, Social Democrats) said that Europe must be at the forefront in the promotion of renewable energy. Ms Rothe pointed out that a conclusion of the preparatory conference in January was that renewable energies should account for 20% of European energy consumption by 2020. Without such involvement by Europe she...