Renewables Directive

Directive 2009/28/EC
European Union directive
Title Renewables Directive
Made by European Parliament & Council
Journal reference L140, 5 June 2009, pp. 16–62
Other legislation
Replaces 2001/77/EC and 2003/30/EC
Amends 2001/77/EC and 2003/30/EC

The Renewables Directive, officially titled as 2009/28/EC, is a European Union directive which mandates levels of renewable energy use within the European Union. The directive was published on 23 April 2009 and amends and repeals the 2001 Directive on Electricity Production from Renewable Energy Sources. The directive requires that 20 percent of the energy consumed within the European Union is renewable. This target was pooled among the Member States.[1]

Members States were obliged to notify the European Commission by 30 June 2010 of a National Renewable Energy Action Plan which sets out the road map of the trajectory. Member States have to submit Progress Reports explaining their implementation of the Directive and their progress towards their targets, as is required by Article 22 of the Directive.

The draft report was published by the European Commission in January 2008. Claude Turmes served as rapporteur on the draft.

In March 2007 EU leaders already reached agreement in principle that 20 percent of the bloc's final energy consumption should be produced from renewable energy sources and by 2020 as part of its drive to cut emissions of carbon dioxide.[2]

National Targets for Renewable Energy Sources

National overall targets for the share of energy from renewable sources in gross final consumption of energy in 2020
National overall targets 2005 Share 2020 Target
Belgium 2.2% 13%
Bulgaria 9.4% 16%
Czech Republic 6.1% 13%
Denmark 17.0% 30%
Germany 5.8% 18%
Estonia 18.0% 25%
Ireland 3.1% 16%
Greece 6.9% 18%
Spain 8.7% 20%
France 10.3% 23%
Italy 5.2% 17%
Cyprus 2.9% 13%
Latvia 32.6% 40%
Lithuania 15.0% 23%
Luxembourg 0.9% 11%
Hungary 4.3% 13%
Malta 0.0% 10%
Netherlands 2.4% 14%
Austria 23.3% 34%
Poland 7.2% 15%
Portugal 20.5% 31%
Romania 17.8% 24%
Slovenia 16.0% 25%
Slovak Republic 6.7% 14%
Finland 28.5% 38%
Sweden 39.8% 49%
United Kingdom 1.3% 15%

References

  1. "Deal secured on ambitious EU renewables law". EurActiv.com. 9 December 2008.
  2. EurActiv, EU renewable energy policy, 2 August 2007.
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