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This report synthesises data from a range of sources to estimate the size of subsidies to the energy sector in the 15 pre-2004 Member States of the European Union. It finds that the level of subsidies to fossil fuels remains high despite their environmental impacts, while support for renewable...
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Increasing the use of renewable energies offers significant opportunities for Europe to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and secure its energy supply. However, the substantial rise in the use of biomass from agriculture, forestry and waste for producing energy might put additional pressure on...
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, such as emissions of greenhouse gases and air pollutants. EU policy thus aims at integrating environmental requirements …
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The latest projections from pre-2004 EU Member States (EU-15) show that greenhouse gas emissions could be brought down … mechanisms as well as carbon sinks are used, the EU-15 will reach its Kyoto Protocol target. This projection relies on figures … targets. Existing domestic policies and measures will reduce total EU-15 greenhouse gas emissions by a net effect of 0 …
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The latest projections from pre-2004 EU Member States (EU-15) show that the EU-15 can meet, and may even overachieve … reduce EU-15 greenhouse gas emissions by a net effect of 4.0 % below base-year levels. When additional domestic policies and … measures (i.e. those planned but not yet implemented) are taken into account, the EU-15 could reduce emissions by an additional …
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This report assesses the environmental impacts of various ways of converting the technical bioenergy potential into electricity, heat and biofuels. It is based on 2006 EEA report "How much bioenergy can Europe produce without harmig the environment".
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This report provides technical background for the estimation of the environmentally compatible bioenergy potential from agriculture that the EEA published in 2006. It also gives information on agri-environmental pressures that explain the environmental conditions in the EEA scenario. Finally,...
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This report presents an assessment of the current and projected progress of EU Member States, EU candidate countries … and other EEA member countries towards their respective targets under the Kyoto Protocol and of progress towards the EU …
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The EU‑15 is making good progress towards its common Kyoto target. Five EU‑15 Member States (France, Germany, Greece …
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