20% renewables by 2020: is it possible?
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Now that the political commitments by EU leaders to achieve a 20% share of renewable energy use by 2020 have been translated into binding targets for individual member states, a debate is heating up in Brussels about how, and if, the targets can actually be met, reads EurActiv. Advocates of renewable energy tend to agree that renewables like solar, wind, hydro and biomass can easily contribute 20% or more to the EU's energy mix by 2020 as long as certain conditions are met. Industries and ...