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Sustainability target policies

By how much will the government want to cut CO₂ emissions compared to 1990 levels? How about sustainable energy quotas? read more

By how much will the government want to cut CO₂ emissions compared to 1990 levels? What percentage of all energy use do you think should be sustainable in the future?

Here you may set the national sustainability targets. At 'Policies met' at the bottom of each page, you can see whether you have managed to meet your own policy targets after you have filled out the 'Supply' section. hide text

• CO₂ emissions, compared to 1990

  Governments set CO2 reduction targets. By how much do you think emissions should change?

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  CO₂ emissions
  This slider sets the total CO₂ emissions target w.r.t. 1990.
  The EU want to curb emissions by 80% by 2050. These reduction targets have no binding legal status yet, though.

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• Renewables

  Governments set targets for how much of the energy used should be renewable. What do you think the percentages should be?

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  Renewable percentage
  This slider sets the sustainable energy target as a percentage of all final energy use.
  
  The EU has passed binding legislation that in 2020 20% of all energy consumption should be sustainable.
  
  Please note: The value that is calculated by the ETM for the current year may be different from the number in official statistics due to a different definition. This is also the reason for a possible gap between historic and current value. More information is available on our wiki