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Europe Could Pass Green Energy Target

Businessweek.com -- By Leigh Phillips

The European Union is to surpass its target of 20 percent consumption of energy from renewable sources by 2020, according to national forecasts submitted to the European Commission.

The EU executive found that overall, the bloc will achieve a 20.3 percent share of renewables in its energy mix.

According to a summary published on Thursday, 10 out of the EU's 27 member states are on track to exceed their national targets for renewable energy, with a further 12 set to meet their goals using domestic sources of renewable energy.

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Europe's renewable energy directive sets an overall EU target of 20 percent and individual binding national targets. The bloc defines biofuels, biomass, wind, solar energy as well as hydro power as being renewable.

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Amtrgas Champion Author Oakland Posts:2,140 Points:785,305 Joined:Dec 2007	Message Posted: Mar 15, 2010 12:17:07 AM Ignore Amtrgas Report Abuse Looks like the EU is going to show the way for the rest of the world.
signwiz Champion Author Indiana Posts:1,096 Points:937,400 Joined:Feb 2006	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 10:18:17 PM Ignore signwiz Report Abuse They gonna do 'Soylent Green" too?
kcboy Champion Author Utah Posts:1,121 Points:819,955 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 10:05:02 PM Ignore kcboy Report Abuse Keep on going and set the example others.
Bezalel Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:7,320 Points:1,335,340 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 9:55:44 PM Ignore Bezalel Report Abuse With the recent findings that some of the renewables are not as green as oil products, is this result good?!!
DWME Champion Author Indiana Posts:1,113 Points:215,775 Joined:Aug 2009	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 9:39:20 PM Ignore DWME Report Abuse Go Europe. Why aren't we a little more progressive?
abcdMA Champion Author Worcester Posts:3,133 Points:620,535 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 9:34:56 PM Ignore abcdMA Report Abuse at least they are proactive
OGW Champion Author London Posts:1,351 Points:670,265 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 9:28:21 PM Ignore OGW Report Abuse At least they don't sit around waiting for other energy sources to run out.
NHLiveFree Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:3,997 Points:667,690 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 9:27:56 PM Ignore NHLiveFree Report Abuse herbiepopnecker: The European states have simply taxed all energy products to death to fund all their social programs. Our state and federal governments have not learned quite how to tax us with such an iron fist, so far!
goodbuy Champion Author Michigan Posts:3,158 Points:536,585 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 9:26:13 PM Ignore goodbuy Report Abuse Good for them.
Cuzilla Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:8,809 Points:1,550,215 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 9:23:35 PM Ignore Cuzilla Report Abuse I don't care. My ancestors fled that place to keep from starving to death. I'm surprized the EU has held together this long. Let's see if Greece topples that house of cards!
NHLiveFree Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:3,997 Points:667,690 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 9:23:34 PM Ignore NHLiveFree Report Abuse So true indyjim. Isn't the precision of the EU's forecasts just amazing and incredible. They appear even more precise and certain than PD's GasPrices forecasts for price increases in the USA!
camel1 Champion Author Minnesota Posts:3,790 Points:1,328,575 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 9:15:21 PM Ignore camel1 Report Abuse sounds like a good start. end game will need to be much more than 20%-- more like 100%
indyjim Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:4,758 Points:1,348,695 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 9:15:12 PM Ignore indyjim Report Abuse Wow, they will surpass their target by .3%. I'm amazed. Of course, they are 10 years away and everybody knows that govt. never exceeds forecast or completes anything on time.
jjjleblanc Champion Author Rochester Posts:2,206 Points:624,700 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 9:13:13 PM Ignore jjjleblanc Report Abuse Will the EU last that long?
RobRD Champion Author Alberta Posts:3,828 Points:896,020 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 9:10:40 PM Ignore RobRD Report Abuse Good for Europe. Hopefully North America will take their head out of the sand soon and work on this or get left behind.
paulydel Champion Author Delaware Posts:4,223 Points:466,730 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 9:05:21 PM Ignore paulydel Report Abuse Lets see what happens next.
lowtidedakine Sophomore Author Hawaii Posts:109 Points:56,245 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 8:56:57 PM Ignore lowtidedakine Report Abuse Good times! Aloha
CatMan623 Champion Author Houston Posts:8,585 Points:1,380,850 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 8:53:05 PM Ignore CatMan623 Report Abuse Good for them. Let them pay to work out the initial kinks and get things optimized.
us4usa Champion Author Missouri Posts:1,140 Points:209,590 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 8:50:22 PM Ignore us4usa Report Abuse AND WE SIT ON THE SIDELINES
BrucePen Champion Author Ontario Posts:2,783 Points:592,770 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 8:49:50 PM Ignore BrucePen Report Abuse Good news,
tc316 Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:4,081 Points:783,255 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 8:49:32 PM Ignore tc316 Report Abuse Keep it up
herbiepopnecker Champion Author British Columbia Posts:8,752 Points:1,546,940 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 8:49:04 PM Ignore herbiepopnecker Report Abuse Europe hasn't hidden behind cheap oil for decades.
DEG Champion Author Las Vegas Posts:12,818 Points:2,546,230 Joined:Jul 2003	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 8:48:48 PM Ignore DEG Report Abuse At what cost? Whose numbers?
Skychief Veteran Author Florida Posts:259 Points:182,335 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 8:47:52 PM Ignore Skychief Report Abuse Liars.
Hunter114 Champion Author Chicago Posts:2,994 Points:490,420 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 8:46:56 PM Ignore Hunter114 Report Abuse Due to environmental fleecing no doubt.
salog Champion Author Columbia Posts:3,518 Points:876,065 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 8:45:15 PM Ignore salog Report Abuse with what gas prices are over there, they had more incentive.
BurntOrange Champion Author Austin Posts:2,536 Points:616,865 Joined:Nov 2007	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 8:35:37 PM Ignore BurntOrange Report Abuse "In 2007, the most recent year for which there is data available" Still a lot to get done in the nest 10 years
scrounger Champion Author Vancouver Posts:8,429 Points:2,240,640 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 8:34:45 PM Ignore scrounger Report Abuse at gunpoint perhaps?
nimpy Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:4,127 Points:894,020 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 8:33:59 PM Ignore nimpy Report Abuse Go Europe
ricker8 Champion Author Ontario Posts:2,326 Points:472,715 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 8:33:11 PM Ignore ricker8 Report Abuse okay
Rt118E Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:3,096 Points:397,415 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 8:22:04 PM Ignore Rt118E Report Abuse You still have Russia, Africa, South America, Middle East, Far East & Australia to go along.
jimgraham Champion Author Akron Posts:5,326 Points:1,004,855 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 8:12:56 PM Ignore jimgraham Report Abuse As we get further and further behind. Except in our National Debt. There we are far far ahead of the pack. Not winning, just far ahead.
bumpygas Champion Author Nebraska Posts:3,510 Points:959,500 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 8:12:30 PM Ignore bumpygas Report Abuse The US has all the passing it can handle with Obama and his band of idiots in control and passing hot gasses that destroy everything within their reach including our way of life.
Goatroper Champion Author Dallas Posts:2,061 Points:415,440 Joined:Apr 2004	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 8:07:13 PM Ignore Goatroper Report Abuse It would be nice if we could do the same thing.
TFowler513 Champion Author Memphis Posts:2,372 Points:587,685 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 7:28:48 PM Ignore TFowler513 Report Abuse This is a good thing!!!
badtazz Sophomore Author Washington Posts:222 Points:81,445 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 7:02:54 PM Ignore badtazz Report Abuse I'm an independent who thinks if the enviornmentalists would stop protesting some of our efforts to build wind and solar fields, we could be way further along than we are. ie the wind field in Oregon, the solar fields in the California desert. Just my opinion.
Cakes77 All-Star Author Harrisburg Posts:561 Points:749,670 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 7:01:13 PM Ignore Cakes77 Report Abuse The The European Union is serious about cleaner air.
texasvet Champion Author Texas Posts:1,401 Points:160,785 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 6:58:30 PM Ignore texasvet Report Abuse As opposed to the leftwing nuts on here who think that every time the temperature goes up it's "global warming".
opecsucks76 Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:1,450 Points:446,845 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 6:57:09 PM Ignore opecsucks76 Report Abuse Amen to that alot of Right Wingnuts on here, who poo poo any environmentally friendly policy.
cuspid All-Star Author Michigan Posts:570 Points:396,205 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 6:53:55 PM Ignore cuspid Report Abuse I dont know how to reply, theres a catch some where
30mpg80 Champion Author Lexington Posts:1,342 Points:510,095 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 6:53:21 PM Ignore 30mpg80 Report Abuse great to see a few positive messages from members between the pitiful whiners.
Art48 Champion Author Sacramento Posts:2,451 Points:81,240 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 6:48:40 PM Ignore Art48 Report Abuse TBRR - But gas prices are SO high in this country.
Art48 Champion Author Sacramento Posts:2,451 Points:81,240 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 6:45:58 PM Ignore Art48 Report Abuse MidNJ - You know "They" as opposed to "Us". The other guys. Them over there. The ones to blame, the ones who are better, or worse, can't do things right, always screwing things up, the speculators, the oil companies, the politicians, the leftists, the socialists, the bankers, them.
TBRR Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:1,328 Points:234,070 Joined:Dec 2007	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 6:44:21 PM Ignore TBRR Report Abuse whoopty do! two years ago in england i paid about $200.00 for a tank of gas which is mostly tax. it they succeed, it will only damage their tax base.
donny47 All-Star Author New Hampshire Posts:837 Points:349,170 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 6:43:52 PM Ignore donny47 Report Abuse energy conservation should be high on priority list of every country.
GAC1Shirt All-Star Author Georgia Posts:686 Points:436,690 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 6:40:49 PM Ignore GAC1Shirt Report Abuse A few will make billions on green energy in the US hopefully they will invest the billions here instead of in China or some other slave nation.
MidNJ Champion Author New Jersey Posts:1,634 Points:249,765 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 6:34:57 PM Ignore MidNJ Report Abuse divebomber, TerryLee is right about what? We still do not know who "They" are. Please expand.
Art48 Champion Author Sacramento Posts:2,451 Points:81,240 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 6:34:09 PM Ignore Art48 Report Abuse preacherjohn - I wouldn't approve a mortgage for you.
lkozark Champion Author Missouri Posts:2,348 Points:559,510 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 6:34:01 PM Ignore lkozark Report Abuse Hope the can exceed their target.
preacherjohn All-Star Author Modesto Posts:819 Points:1,016,845 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 6:31:15 PM Ignore preacherjohn Report Abuse Who says we'll be here in the year 2020, we're not promised tomorrow. So why speculate.