{"id":1782,"date":"2010-03-01T18:42:08","date_gmt":"2010-03-01T23:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/?p=1782"},"modified":"2017-09-05T17:52:55","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T21:52:55","slug":"europe-set-to-meet-2020-renewable-energy-targets-says-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/europe-set-to-meet-2020-renewable-energy-targets-says-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe set to meet 2020 renewable energy targets, says analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Image: EWEA<\/figcaption><\/figure>A new report by the European Wind Energy Association predicts that the EU will meet its 2020 20% renewable energy target, or even exceed it in some cases. The analyses covered all 27 Member States.
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Spain and Germany are the top achievers in the analysis, with estimates of 22.7% and 18.7%, respectively. Italy sits at the bottom of the ranking. The country believes it will have to import renewable energy from non-EU countries such as Albania, Croatia, Serbia and Tunisia to meet its national target.
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Estonia, Greece, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia and Sweden expect to exceed their targets as well whereas Belgium, Luxembourg, Malta, Bulgaria and Denmark may not achieve their set renewable energy goals by 2020.<\/p>\n

“Europe has witnessed a sea-change since the 2009 Renewable Energy Directive was agreed as in 2008 many countries were stating that their target would be difficult to meet – now the majority are forecasting that they will meet or exceed their national target\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Justin Wilkes, Policy Director of EWEA.
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Via Earth 911<\/a> <\/p>\n

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