The November 2011 edition of AEFJN's Forum for Action is now online. It contains articles on the ethical responsibility of the Church on the climate issue, on the clean up of the Ogoniland oil spills, which will take decades, on the spread of Libyan arms in the Sahel, on the production of medicines in Africa and on the EU's attempt to force African countries to sign EPAs.
The national election campaign officially started the 28th October in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), exactly one month ahead of historic presidential and legislative elections, scheduled for November 28 2011. 41 humanitarian and human rights organizations, among them AEFJN, have expressed concern about the high political tension and deteriorating security situation. They have called upon all Congolese and international actors involved to take urgent measures to prevent electoral violence, better protect civilians and ensure credible, free and fair elections.Renewable energy contributed 10,3% of energy consumtion in the EU24 in 2008
In 2008, energy from renewable sources was estimated to
have contributed
10.3% of gross final energy consumption in the EU27, compared with 9.7%
in 2007
and 8.8% in 2006. The 2009 Directive on renewable energy set individual
targets
for all Member States, such that the EU will reach a 20% share of total
energy
consumption from renewable sources by 2020. These targets take into
account the
Member States' different starting points, renewable energy potential and
economic performance.
These figures are taken from a report issued by Eurostat, the
statistical
office of the European Union.
Highest share of renewables in Sweden, Finland, Latvia, Austria and
Portugal
The highest share of renewable energy in total consumption in 2008 was
found in
Sweden (44.4% of renewable energy sources in total consumption), Finland
(30.5%), Latvia (29.9%), Austria (28.5%) and Portugal (23.2%), and the
lowest
in Malta (0.2%), Luxembourg (2.1%), the United Kingdom (2.2%), the
Netherlands
(3.2%) and Belgium (3.3%).
Between 2006 and 2008, nearly all Member States increased their share of
renewable energy in total consumption. The largest increases were
recorded in Austria (from 24.8% in 2006 to 28.5% in 2008), Estonia (from
16.1% to 19.1%), Romania (from 17.5% to 20.4%), Portugal (from 20.5% to
23.2%) and Slovakia
(from 6.2% to 8.4%).
Source: Energy DG Newsletter 15 July 2010
Share of renewable energy
(in % of gross final energy consumption)
|
|
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2020 target |
|
EU27 |
8.8 |
9.7 |
10.3 |
20 |
|
Belgium |
2.7 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
13 |
|
Bulgaria |
9.3 |
9.1 |
9.4 |
16 |
|
Czech Republic |
6.4 |
7.3 |
7.2 |
13 |
|
Denmark |
16.8 |
18.1 |
18.8 |
30 |
|
Germany |
6.9 |
9.0 |
8.9 |
18 |
|
Estonia |
16.1 |
17.1 |
19.1 |
25 |
|
Ireland |
3.0 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
16 |
|
Greece |
7.2 |
8.1 |
8.0 |
18 |
|
Spain |
9.1 |
9.6 |
10.7 |
20 |
|
France* |
9.6 |
10.2 |
11.0 |
23 |
|
Italy |
5.3 |
5.2 |
6.8 |
17 |
|
Cyprus |
2.5 |
3.1 |
4.1 |
13 |
|
Latvia |
31.3 |
29.7 |
29.9 |
40 |
|
Lithuania |
14.7 |
14.2 |
15.3 |
23 |
|
Luxembourg |
0.9 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
11 |
|
Hungary |
5.1 |
6.0 |
6.6 |
13 |
|
Malta |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
10 |
|
Netherlands |
2.5 |
3.0 |
3.2 |
14 |
|
Austria |
24.8 |
26.6 |
28.5 |
34 |
|
Poland |
7.4 |
7.4 |
7.9 |
15 |
|
Portugal |
20.5 |
22.2 |
23.2 |
31 |
|
Romania |
17.5 |
18.7 |
20.4 |
24 |
|
Slovenia |
15.5 |
15.6 |
15.1 |
25 |
|
Slovakia |
6.2 |
7.4 |
8.4 |
14 |
|
Finland |
29.2 |
28.9 |
30.5 |
38 |
|
Sweden |
42.7 |
44.2 |
44.4 |
49 |
|
United Kingdom |
1.5 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
15 |
* "France métropolitaine", excluding the four overseas departments (French Guyana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion)
More: Eurostat