20% renewable energy by 2020
Posted on October 25, 2009
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Raising the share of renewable energy from 8.5% to 20% in the overall energy consumption is a necessary contribution to the global fight against climate change and towards better control over our energy dependence. The various uses of renewable energy are examined: electricity through wind and hydraulic energies; electricity or heat through geothermal and solar energies; electricity, heat, and biofuel coming from biomass. The EU is a world leader in the use and deployment of technologies that exploit renewable energy sources, providing over 350.000 jobs and an annual turn-over of € 30 billion.
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personally i think …
personally i think everyone is missing the piont the only fesable way forward is nuclear fusion if we do not achieve this within the next 50 to 100 years then we are screwed. There will be no chance that the human race will ever amount to anything if this does not happen.
So stop wasting you time with stupid windmills and inefficient silcon wafers there like firing bbs at a frieght train
Nuclear fusion could potentially supply the earth with electricity for millions to billions of years.
where doomed 2020 …
where doomed 2020 its not a lie go check it.
all the ice will be gone :’( our lifes at stack
search nikola tesla …
search nikola tesla! i did a real tesla wireless energy transfer! i got 20 ft wireless maybe i can get 100 ft to a mile! this is important, i am lightning up a florecent light 20 ft away at a reciever coil! please everyone spread, we got to bring teslas work back to life before its to late! wireless power is the future if we learn it and build it! we could obtain energy anywhere on the earth if we use teslas wireless energy system, EVEN IN THE DESERT!
hey everyone i did …
hey everyone i did a real tesla wireless energy transfer! i got 20 ft wireless maybe i can get 100 ft to a mile! this is important, i am lightning up a florecent light 20 ft away at a reciever coil! please everyone spread, we got to bring teslas work back to life before its to late! wireless power is the future if we learn it and build it! we could obtain energy anywhere on the earth if we use teslas wireless energy system, EVEN IN THE DESERT!
Which is why it is …
Which is why it is important to both increase the amount of energy produced from renewable sources while also reducing energy consumption by using energy more efficiently, eliminating sources of significant energy loss, and educating people about energy issues.
I predict in the …
I predict in the future we will have an abundance of energy because we will have more people using renewable energy technologies which will constantly be improving in efficiency.
Nuclear energy, …
Nuclear energy, although may not be the way to go, may on the other hand be inevitable to supporting our energy needs of tomorrow.
we’ll be lucky if …
we’ll be lucky if we will EVER be able to supply as much as 20% of our current energy demand with “renewables”.
The energy available is simply not there
I agree, but then …
I agree, but then again it’s paying a lot for many other countries [I've heard].
i agree, solar, …
i agree, solar, wind, water renewables energies should be used more. nuclear power isnt such a good idea.
friends ??? – the …
friends ??? – the US hasen´t got any friend at all …. only countrys depending on them …..
Nuclear power …
Nuclear power plants have a lot of waste product called radiation which takes 100′s of years to deteriorate. This stuff needs storage and is dangerous in concentrated piles especially. They still have a long way to go in learning how to neutralize it.
It may seem “clean” but in truth it is not.
Natural sources of energy are wonderful, and the only healthy, reliable, safe way to go. The more produced and used the cheaper it gets so let’s all get on the bandwagon and start using it.
US should start …
US should start paying more attention to their friends in Europe.
A lot of people are …
A lot of people are starting to use homemade Magnetic Generators to power their homes. They are easily built using the plans at:
magniwork-review.blogspot(DOT)com
I lke your dreams – …
I lke your dreams – you’re doing so much better than our governments in the west.
I think what we …
I think what we should really focus on finding and developing an alternative clean source of energy, such as the nuclear fusion reactors. If we could invest just 1% of world GPD into the research each year, we will probably have 100% renewable enerhy by 2050.
You also need to …
You also need to force our (UK) Government to be more proactive in supporting renewable energy. They drag their heeels in every way they can. The interests of Corporate Dinosaurs are getting in the way of renewable energy in the UK. We want Solar panels but will get Smart Meters that will allow Electricity Companies to rip us off for their dirty energy. No energy revolution in the UK; You should punish our politicians and Government for this.
20% is kind of low …
20% is kind of low but I guess it is a start.
i’d also like it to …
i’d also like it to move faster and i think that 20% in 2020 is not enough but imagine how much 20% represents: millions of tons of co2 emissions but i think this fight starts individually as well.
i think that everyone should do at least one thing that could save the environment
i don’t mean buy 20 solar panels, that costs a of a fortune , i mean turn down the heat in the house and recycle and stuff
what do you think ?
In 1991 Austria’s …
In 1991 Austria’s energy was 70% Hydro
Only EU rises such …
Only EU rises such aims for itself with nobody asking for that from aside.
Highest living standards in the world.
Good, Europe will …
Good, Europe will be the first who get rid off fossil fuels.
“this is pathetic. …
“this is pathetic. only 20% in 2020? it should be more like 20% by 2012. and why is the EU only doing this”
LoL, USA produces 2 times more CO2 per capita then EU. So if this is pathetic, America is two times more pathetic than that.
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good stuff