Bis 2020 will die EU 20% des europäischen Energiebedarfs aus erneuerbaren Energiequellen speisen. Das ganze nennt sich 20:20. Jetzt haben die USA eins drauf gesetzt: 25% bis 2025! Und während die CO2 Emissionen der EU unaufhaltsam weiter steigen, ist es den USA im letzten Jahr gelungen, die Emissionen zu senken. Dem alternden Kontinent gehen langsam aber sicher die grünen Trumpfkarten flöten.

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The House of Representatives Tuesday passed a resolution setting a goal to expand renewable energy production in the United States.

The 25 by ‘25 resolution expresses the sense of the Congress that by the year 2025, at least 25 percent of total U.S. energy will come from renewable, domestically produced sources.

Currently, renewable energy sources provide about six percent of the United States’ total energy needs.

The resolution was first introduced in January by House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson, a Minnesota Democrat, and Ranking Member Bob Goodlatte, a Virginia Republican.

“The 25 by ‘25 Resolution is a statement of our national commitment to support the development of renewable energy sources,” said Peterson. “I believe that we can not only meet but exceed the goal of 25 percent by 2025, but every journey starts with a first step, and this resolution is a very important first step to national energy independence.”
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/oct2007/2007-10-17-091.asp