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EU needs fixed target for renewables in the energy mix by 2030, parliament says

9:00 AM MDT | May 22, 2013 | Michael Ravenscroft

Members of the European Parliament have agreed in a nonlegislative resolution that the European Union needs a fixed target for the share of renewables in the overall energy mix by 2030. The need for a better integrated system at EU level to promote renewable...


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