The UK Government is being criticised today by the European Commission for failing to make sufficient progress towards EU-wide renewable energy targets – adding to calls for the Tories to reverse their damaging cuts to renewables support. Statistics show that the UK are among those countries furthest away from reaching their renewables targets, with only France and the Netherlands further from their 2020 goal. Each EU country has a target for renewable growth, which takes into account the different starting points, renewable energy potential and economic performance.
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