{"id":1919,"date":"2010-04-30T07:31:01","date_gmt":"2010-04-30T11:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/?p=1919"},"modified":"2017-09-05T17:52:48","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T21:52:48","slug":"europe-100-renewable-energy-in-2050","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/europe-100-renewable-energy-in-2050\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe: 100% renewable energy in 2050"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2502816852126008028810.jpg\" width=\"260\" height=\"164\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Green Citizen<\/figcaption><\/figure>The <a class=\"zem_slink\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/European_Renewable_Energy_Council\" title=\"European Renewable Energy Council\" rel=\"wikipedia\">European Renewable Energy Council<\/a> (EREC) has published a report called <em>Re-Thinking 2050<\/em>, in which it presents a pathway towards a 100% <a class=\"zem_slink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wikinvest.com\/industry\/Renewable_Energy\" title=\"Renewable Energy\" rel=\"wikinvest\">renewable energy<\/a> system for the European Union.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>EREC is the umbrella organisation of the European renewable energy industry, trade and research associations active in the field of <a class=\"zem_slink\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Photovoltaics\" title=\"Photovoltaics\" rel=\"wikipedia\">photovoltaics<\/a>, small hydropower, solar <a class=\"zem_slink\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Solar_thermal_energy\" title=\"Solar thermal energy\" rel=\"wikipedia\">thermal<\/a>, <a class=\"zem_slink\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bioenergy\" title=\"Bioenergy\" rel=\"wikipedia\">bioenergy<\/a>, ocean &amp; marine, <a class=\"zem_slink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wikinvest.com\/concept\/Geothermal_energy\" title=\"Geothermal energy\" rel=\"wikinvest\">geothermal<\/a>, <a class=\"zem_slink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wikinvest.com\/industry\/Wind_Energy\" title=\"Wind Energy\" rel=\"wikinvest\">wind energy<\/a>, and solar thermal electricity. The renewable energy industry in Europe has an annual turnover of more than \u00e2\u201a\u00ac70 billion (US$93 billion) and employs more than 550,000 employees.<\/p>\n<p>The report looks at how renewable energy impacts on Europe\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s energy supply system and the <a class=\"zem_slink\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Greenhouse_gas\" title=\"Greenhouse gas\" rel=\"wikipedia\">carbon emissions<\/a> it generates, and highlights the economic, environmental and social benefits of renewable energy. The report also includes policy recommendations as to how to exploit Europe\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s renewable energy potential.<br \/>\n<!--adsense#300--><\/p>\n<p>According to EREC, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Europe&#8217;s demand for energy is increasing in an environment of high and unstable energy prices\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. Dependency on foreign supplies and <a class=\"zem_slink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wikinvest.com\/concept\/Global_Climate_Change\" title=\"Global Climate Change\" rel=\"wikinvest\">climate change<\/a> make the case for bold action to tackle the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153climate and energy dilemma with a clear commitment to a 100% renewable energy future by 2050\u00e2\u20ac\u009d.<\/p>\n<p>To download an executive summary of the report, please go <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rethinking2050.eu\/fileadmin\/documents\/Rethinking2050ExecutiveSummary_final.pdf\">here<\/a>. 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