Parliament wants clear targets for future EU energy policy

By 2020, the EU should reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 30% and produce 25% of its primary energy through renewables, according to a report adopted by the European Parliament on 14 December.

Parliament also recognises the role that nuclear energy can play in the energy mix of some member states, but leaves it up to the individual countries to decide on the future of nuclear power. A proposal pushed by the nuclear lobby to generate 60% of Europe’s electricity from “non-carbon emitting technologies” was defeated.
EurActiv