EU will miss renewables target
The EU will not achieve a 12% share of renewables in its overall energy mix by 2010, despite a remarkable performance by Germany, according to a report by eurObserv'ER, the French observatory of renewable energies
"In spite of 2006 being a good year" in terms of increased renewables in primary energy consumption, "it's certain today that the targeted 12% threshold is not going to be reached." says the French 'Observatoire des énergies renouvelables' (eurObserv'ER ).
Its 2007 State of Renewable Energies in Europe report notes considerable growth in the biofuels, biomass and wind sectors, but laments that "progress and advances are too small to be able to fill the existing gap over the four years [from 2006] to come".
The report also regrets that this limited progress was "not accompanied by any real effort to conserve energy" in the EU, with electricity production from renewable sources being somewhat stagnant.
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