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- Proposal for a EU Directive on the Promotion of the Use of Energy from Renewable Sources- Published on 23 January 2008, the proposal mandates each member state to increase its share of renewable energies - such as solar, wind or hydro - in an effort to boost the EU's share from 8.5% today to 20% by 2020. A separate target to increase biofuels use to 10% of transport fuel consumption is to be achieved by every country as part of the overall EU objective. Go to Document
- SWERA Programme- GEF (Global Environmental Facility) funded UNEP project: The SWERA Programme’s mission is to provide easy access to high quality renewable energy resource data and other products to users all around the world (Bangladesh - Brazil - China - Cuba - El Salvador - Ethiopia - Ghana - Guatemala - Honduras - Kenya - Nepal - Nicaragua - Sri Lanka). These products are available through the SWERA web site and include Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and time series data, along with energy optimization tools needed to apply these data and facilitate renewable energy policy and investment.
