INTELLIGENT ENERGY
April 1st, 2002
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Commission has proposed abandoning its reliance in promoting renewables as a means to secure the European Union's energy supplies, by proposing an expensive twin-track programme that boosts energy saving initiatives as well as diversifying production through green energy reforms.It has asked EU ministers to spend Euro 215 million on its planned Intelligent Energy for Europe programme, which would span 2003 to 2006.At its heart is an admission that the EU has a limited room for manoeuvre regarding the diversification of supply, and so ...
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