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Commission HQ in Brussels - campaigners want Brussels to put its money where its mouth is (Photo: European Commission)

EU wind policies: never enough of a good thing

The European Commission is fond of saying how important wind is as a renewable energy source - but critics says its words are not matched by funding.

There are no EU targets for any specific renewable energy source. Instead, green goals agreed by member states suggest that by 2020, renewable energy sources should account for 20 percent of the bloc’s total energy demand.

The target is part of the overarching Europe 2020 economic strategy for the coming decade and is laid out in a 2...

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Commission HQ in Brussels - campaigners want Brussels to put its money where its mouth is (Photo: European Commission)

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