aking a jump right into the future, Claire Alicia Nelson, founder and president of the Institute of Caribbean Studies, asked the audience to imagine — 15 years from now — an energy news update that says “EU surpasses its target for 27 percent renewable energy; with 35 percent energy mix.”


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its energy consumption from renewable sources. This target is distributed between twenty-eight European Union (EU) countries, with action plans designed to plot a pathway for the development of renewable energies in each member state.


According to the latest information, Nelson said Germany was the largest producer of renewable energy among the EU 28, with a 17.5 percent share of the total.


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