ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION PROGRAMME
June 1st, 2001
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE TARGET of ensuring that 22 per cent of electricity generated within the European Union comes from renewable sources by the year 2010, has been written into the proposed European Environment Action Programme, by both the European Parliament and the EU Council of Ministers.Broad principles of the plan, which will govern EU energy policy for the rest of this decade, has been approved by both bodies, although arguments over details are set to continue for months when in receives its second reading.The latest version of the document, issued by the ...
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