EURELECTRIC NEW SECRETARY GENERAL SAYS EU RENEWABLE ENERGY AMBITIONS ARE UNREALISTIC
June 1st, 2007
BY CHRISTOPHER JONES, in BrusselsTHE EUROPEAN Union's (EU) headline-grabbing proposals to reduce EU carbon emissions by 20% by 2020 could prove overly ambitious, according to the new secretary general of Eurelectric, the industry association representing the electricity industry at the EU level. The proposals, set out by the European Commission last year and endorsed by European leaders at a summit in March, focus not only on tackling climate change but also on improving the security of energy supply and increasing competition, and have led to more than a few ...
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