Of all the EU Member States only performs France even worse, the Central Bureau reports for Statistics (CBS) on Thursday.
Member States had made binding agreements in 2009, based on 2005 data. the Netherlands had set the target that 14 percent of the energy would come from renewable sources such as wind, hydro, solar and biomass.
In 2014, this was only 5.5 percent, which the Netherlands 8 was removed 5 percentage points of the own goal.
the overall goal was that any country would gain about an equal increase renewable energy in percentage points of share by 2020.
Directive
the country has one third of the agreed target already achieved. On average Member States are 4 percent of the target in the directive down.
Only Malta and Luxembourg the percentage of energy that came down from renewable sources. The European average is 16 percent. Leader in the list is Sweden where 53 percent of the energy comes from renewable sources.
According to the CBS fired relatively little wood in the Netherlands, which shall include biomass. Also makes the location of the Netherlands that hardly any energy from hydropower can be generated.
In addition, in comparison to countries like Germany and Denmark less government support for renewable energy sources.
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” Unfortunately, it is no surprise that the Netherlands is still down dangles when it comes to renewable energy in Europe, ” Greenpeace said in response.
” Nevertheless, there is a glimmer hope and appears Netherlands to catch up to have started. So the next time there are enormous wind turbines built at sea. If more provinces and municipalities also put their shoulders to onshore wind down, we can start connecting with the middle ”
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