Petar + 76 PP February 1, 2018 EU member states that have already achieved their 2020 renewable energy targets: Sweden Finland Denmark Estonia Croatia Lithuania Romania Bulgaria Italy Czech Republic Hungary Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
franco + 96 FM February 1, 2018 This is huge. This is really big. They are AHEAD of their targets, and now they can move faster (if they choose to) towards meeting Paris Agreement vows. Small countries lead the way. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rodent + 1,424 February 1, 2018 59 minutes ago, franco said: This is huge. This is really big. They are AHEAD of their targets, and now they can move faster (if they choose to) towards meeting Paris Agreement vows. Small countries lead the way. small countries, many of whom are insignificant as a percentage of the total global targets? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
franco + 96 FM February 2, 2018 Some of them, others vastly overshoot the EU targets. They should get credits for what has been achieved, while still long way to go. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
damirUSBiH + 327 DD February 2, 2018 Poorest performers include, like a Croatia Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
damirUSBiH + 327 DD February 2, 2018 Sorry, which is the source of this info? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Petar + 76 PP February 2, 2018 http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/2995521/7905983/8-14032017-BP-EN.pdf Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
damirUSBiH + 327 DD February 2, 2018 Thank you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pavel + 384 PP February 2, 2018 It depends on your target. It is easy to achieve if you’d like to produce %1 of total production from renewable. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Petar + 76 PP February 2, 2018 The EU target is 20%, some of those listed are below that, others well above. Some of them uses about 50% renewable. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pavel + 384 PP February 2, 2018 Those are the countries with low population density, no (heavy) industry, and thus a lot of forest and nature. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
damirUSBiH + 327 DD February 2, 2018 Some of them "achieved" the targets, because they not really had serious targets or in some cases are denying the importance of renewable energy. So your list is flawed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Petar + 76 PP February 2, 2018 Latvia, Austria and Portugal might not have achieved them yet, but they have some of the most ambitious targets - and their progress to date is impressive. 30% of national energy consumotion coming from renewable sources. (Source for Damir, Eurostat) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
franco + 96 FM February 2, 2018 Actually for example, the target for Finland is 40% while the target for the entire EU is 20%...It's not so easy criteria as you think Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marina Schwarz + 1,576 February 2, 2018 Ah, so that's why electricity bills are going up and up, and up. But it does my heart good to know that my juice is coming from wind mills, sure it does. Meanwhile, Sofia is a European leader in pollution. So easy to beat yourself on the chest about targets while people pay through the nose to have electricity and suffering chronic pulmonary problems because of the quality of air. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Petar + 76 PP February 15, 2018 According to Eurostat, the European Union is making strides in renewable energy generation with the share of energy from renewable sources in gross final consumption hitting 17 percent in 2016. The EU is aiming to reach 20 percent by 2020 and at least 27 percent by 2030. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
franco + 96 FM February 15, 2018 How many countries that signed up to the Paris accord met their targets? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pavel + 384 PP February 15, 2018 Generally, this is a list with small countries and maybe goals were set too low? But, it's the proof that we can! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
damirUSBiH + 327 DD February 15, 2018 Smart move to escape the dilemma between nuclear power and Russian natural gas. Renewables have less risk than the former and keep EU free from Russian influence. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites