EASTERN EUROPE RENEWABLES
January 1st, 2004
KEITH NUTHALLTHE WORLD WIDE Fund for Nature (WWF) has warned that the eight eastern European countries joining the European Union in May are failing to exploit their potential renewable energy capacity, making it harder for some to comply with the EU's renewable energy directive. It requires new member states to increase their renewable electricity share to 11 per cent by 2010. While three new members (Latvia, Slovenia and Slovakia) should hit these targets through substantial hydroelectric resources, the WWF concentrates on alleged missed opportunities in ...
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