Press release - February 15, 2007
Brussels, Belgium — Energy Ministers today failed to support a proposed binding target for renewable energy, leaving the decision to EU leaders at their summit in March. They also signalled a departure from the successful approach of specific targets for electricity, heating & cooling and transport.
Frauke Thies of Greenpeace said: "This is the worst possible signal that Energy Ministers could send to investors in clean energy technologies and the environment. Their decision can only be interpreted as evidence of a worrying lack of resolve to combat climate change through encouraging the Earth's most sustainable energy sources. Instead of encouraging the growth of renewable energy, they are trampling on its first flowering buds."
Other contacts:
Frauke Thies, EU Energy Policy Campaigner, Greenpeace European Unit, tel +32 (0)2 274 1912, mobile +32 (0)477 790 415
Katharine Mill, media officer, Greenpeace European Unit, tel +32 (0)2 274 1903, mobile +32 (0)496 156 229
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