Europe nears renewables target
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EU leaders are edging closer to a deal on binding targets for renewable energy use, sources in Brussels say.
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European Union leaders agreed yesterday to establish binding targets for renewable energy, but they put off the issue of how to achieve them, Sweden's premier said.Comment
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EU leaders seek a deal on renewable energy targets, a day after agreeing to cut carbon dioxide emissions.
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Papers throughout Europe discuss the coming into effect of the Kyoto Protocol.
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Investor's Business Daily - The European Union agreed on measures to fight global warming, pledging that a fifth of the bloc's energy will come from green power sources such as wind turbines and solar panels by 2020 and that 10% of European cars will run on biofuels. The binding accord, the 1st to go beyond the 35-nation Kyoto Protocol in its targets for greenhouse gas emissions cuts, does not include an enforcement mechanism.
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The European Union will try to cement its leadership role in the fight against climate change at a summit starting Thursday, with plans to set tough targets for cutting carbon dioxide emissions.
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European Union leaders on Friday endorsed binding targets to cut greenhouse gases and ensure a fifth of the bloc's energy comes from green power such as wind turbines and solar panels.Comment
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Europeans push for explicit 25-40% carbon cuts by 2020, but US resists
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Britain has told European Union energy ministers that it opposes European Commission plans to set binding targets on renewable energy generation, a newspaper has reported.
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Science & environment: European commission to tell member states what they have to do to meet its plan to cut emissions
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MADRID, Jan 7  (IPS) - Renewable energy sources enjoy excellent prospects  in Spain, but there are complaints about business practices in  the energy sector and the lack of effective enforcement of  environmental standards.
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With oil reaching a record-high &#36;54 a barrel and natural gas doubling in price in the last two years, renewable energy is looking a lot better &#151; not just on environmental merits but on price.
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European Union foreign ministers failed to agree on Monday whether to set binding targets for the use of green renewable energy sources, setting up a potential clash when the bloc's leaders meet this week.Comment
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European Union leaders agreed Thursday to establish binding targets for renewable energy, but they put off the issue of how to achieve them, Sweden's premier said.Comment
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EU leaders agreed Friday on a bold set of measures to fight global warming, pledging that a fifth of the bloc's energy will come from green power sources such as wind turbines and solar panels by 2020 and 10 ...Comment
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BRUSSELS, Nov 9  - The European Union said Tuesday it was prepared to forge ahead with a revolutionary nuclear energy project if negotiations with Japan and other backers on where to locate it break down.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium -- EU leaders agreed Friday on a bold set of measures to fight global warming, pledging that a fifth of the bloc's energy will come from green power sources such as wind turbines and solar panels by 2020 and 10 percent of European cars will run on biofuels.