This brochure explains the EU directive on electricity from renewable energy sources. Current technologies for green electricity generation are summarised and the directive is set in the wider context of European and international commitments on greenhouse gas emissions and the security of...

This brochure explains the EU directive on the promotion of biofuels or other renewable fuels for transport. The current types of biofuels are summarised and the directive is set in the wider context of European and international commitments and objectives on security of energy supply,...

The European Commission's Directorate-General for Energy and Transport develops ans implements European Union policy in these closely linked areas. The 2000 Green Paper entitled 'Towards a European strategy for the security of energy supply' analysed Europe's structural weaknesses in this field:...

ln its decision on the Euratom Specific Programme, the Council of Ministers said: 'Fusion energy could contribute in the second haIf of the century to the emission-free large-scale production of base-Ioad electricity. The advances made in fusion energy research justify the further pursuit of a...

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...

The objective of this first report is to identify key tasks for energy R&D in order to contribute to the definition of a possible energy RTD strategy, over various time horizons (short, medium, long-term) and to serve as an input for the shaping of future activities in energy research, carried...

This report of the High Level Group for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies sets out a vision for these technologies in future sustainable energy systems - improving energy security of supply and air quality, whilst mitigating climate change. The report recommends actions for developing...

Projections show that the pre-2004 EU Member States (EU-15) could cut their total emissions to 7.7% below 1990 levels by 2010 with existing domestic policies and measures already being implemented and additional policies and measures currently planned. Plans by six EU-15 Member States to use...

This report provides a detailed analysis and background information for the EEA report 'Greenhouse gas emission trends and projections in Europe 2004: Progress by the EU and its Member States towards achieving their Kyoto Protocol targets'. The EEA report is published separately and is an...