Under the EU Directive 2009/28/EC member countries of the European Union are obliged to draft and submit to the European Commission National Renewable Action Plans (NREAPs) outlining pathway which will allow them to meet their 2020 renewable energy, energy efficiency and GHG cuts targets.
Italy 2020 renewable energy targets:
Overall target: 17% of share of energy generated from renewable sources in gross final energy consumption;
Heating and cooling: 17% of heat consumption met by renewable sources;
Electricity: 26% of electricity demand met by electricity generated from renewable energy sources;
Transport: 10% of energy demand met by renewable energy sources. IEA/IRENA Global Renewable Energy Policies and Measures Database © OECD/IEA and IRENA, [November 2020]
- 1Name: GHG emissions reduction (%)Value: 40Base year: 1990Target year: 2030Comments: {{{Comments}}}, The wish to reach carbon neutrality by 2050 has since then been announced by the French government (https://www.climatechangenews.com/2019/02/08/france-proposes-2050-carbon-neutral-law/) and enshrined in the Law No. 2019-1147 on Energy and the Climate (http://climatepolicydatabase.org/index.php/Law_No._2019-1147_on_Energy_and_the_Climate)