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Publié vendredi 12 octobre 2007 à 10h55
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The EU has
agreed to a very ambitious, binding EU-wide target of 20 percent
of their energy needs from renewable sources, for example wind
and solar power, by 2020. Now Member States are confronted with
the issue of setting national targets to achieve the EU goals.
In December the European Commission will make new proposals for
better coordinate the efforts of Member States to introduce
renewable energy. Burden sharing seems to be the keyword in
current approaches where countries such as Denmark, which already
meet a 9 percent figure, will contribute more while others with
little potential like the Czech Republic will contribute less.
Differing climatic and geographical conditions across the EU mean
that some states will have difficulties meeting the targets. The
different national situations will be taken into account in
future decisions.
The EU is already behind and will probably not meet the 2010
target of 12 percent. Italy has recently stated that it will be
unable to produce more than 15 procent of its energy from
renewable sources by 2020. Other countries push for more flexible
ways of reaching the targets, including the use of nuclear power.
Being ambitious is often essential for success, but has the EU
gone too far... » Lire la
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Tags: énergie renouvelable, environnement
Al Gore et le
Groupe d'experts intergouvernemental sur l'évolution du climat
(GIEC) de l'ONU se sont vus octroyer le Prix Nobel de la Paix par
le Comité Nobel norvégien "pour leurs efforts de collecte et
de diffusion des connaissances sur les changements climatiques
provoqués par l'homme et pour avoir posé les fondements pour les
mesures nécessaires à la lutte contre ces
changements."
