EU on track to meeting 20% renewable energy target
https://ec.europa.eu/energy/en/news/eu-track-meeting-20-renewable-energy-target Tuesday, 16 June, 2015 EU countries are well on the way to meeting the EU's target for 20% renewable energy in the overall energy supply by 2020, a new report shows. Presented on 16 June, the European Commission's renewable energy progress report reveals that 25 EU countries are expected to meet their 2013/2014 interim renewable energy targets. In 2014, the projected share of renewable energy in the gross final energy consumption is 15.3%. "The report shows once again that Europe is good at renewables, and that renewables are good for Europe. We have three times more renewable power per capita in Europe than anywhere else in the rest of the world. We have more than one million people working in a renewable energy sector worth over €130 bn a year and we export €35 bn worth of renewables every year," Miguel Arias CaƱete, Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy, said. The EU...