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renewable energy directive
Definition

legislation establishing an overall policy for the production and promotion of energy from renewable sources in the EU, requiring Member States to submit national renewable energy Action Plans with detailed roadmaps of how each Member State expects to reach its legally binding 2020 target for the share of renewable energy in their final energy consumption

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Scope note

Improved definition (EN only): establishes an overall policy for the production and promotion of energy from renewable sources in the EU and requires Member States to submit national renewable energy Action Plans with detailed roadmaps of how each Member State expects to reach its legally binding 2020 target for the share of renewable energy in their final energy consumption

Concept URL: http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/15272