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For more detailed statistics see the section on links page
- According to the South East England Regional Assembly, by 2010,
Kent could have 111MW of installed capacity. By 2016 the potential
is 154MW. 95 per cent of this is identified as coming from wind,
biomass and solar.
- Renewable energy was used to produce 2.41 per cent of UK's electricity
in 2001.
- The UK government has set a target of producing 10 per cent
of electricity from renewable sources by 2010.
- UK's Kyoto protocol target is to reduce greenhouse gases by
12.5 per cent by 2008-2012.
- UK's Domestic target to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide by
20 per cent by 2010.
- UK Government 2003 Energy White Paper aspires to 60 per cent
reduction in carbon emissions by 2050.
- EU target of 12 per cent of energy (22.1 per cent of electricity)
from renewables by 2010.
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