(Reuters) - Several countries have introduced subsidies or incentives
to encourage clean energy production, such as feed-in tariffs or green
certificates.
Listed below are countries which have established renewable energy targets
from 2013 to 2020.
COUNTRY RENEWABLE AMOUNT DEADLINE
ENERGY (of total energy or electricity, pct)
TECHNOLOGY (generating capacity, gigawatts GW)
AUSTRALIA All 20 pct of all energy 2020
BRITAIN Offshore wind 32 GW 2020
CHINA All 15 pct of all energy 2020
EGYPT Wind 12 pct of all energy 2020
EUROPEAN UNION (1) All 20 pct of all energy 2020
INDIA All 25 GW 2014
Solar 20 GW 2020
All 20 pct of electricity 2020
INDONESIA All 15 pct of electricity 2025
IRAN All 2 GW 2015
KUWAIT All 5 pct of all energy 2020
JAPAN (2) All 10 pct of all energy 2020
MEXICO All 4 GW 2014
MOROCCO Wind 15 pct of all energy 2020
RUSSIA All 4.5 pct of electricity 2020
SOUTH AFRICA All 4 pct of all energy 2013
UNITED STATES (3) All "double the amount" 2012
Source: Reuters, Renewable Energy Policy network (www.ren21.net)
(1) See individual EU member state targets here
here)
(2) The Japan target may be subject to change as the Japanese government
plans to submit Climate Change Law to parliament in coming months
(3) In pending climate change legislation, the United States has proposed a
target of 15 pct by 2020. Twenty-nine out of 50 U.S. states have set targets for
minimum amounts of electricity generation from renewable sources, while another
five states have voluntary goals.
(Compiled by Nina Chestney; Editing by Sara Ledwith)
