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A mandatory renewable energy target is a government legislated requirement on electricity retailers to source specific proportions of total electricity sales from renewable sources according to a fixed timeframe. The additional cost is distributed across most customers by increases in other tariffs. The cost of this measure is therefore not funded by government budgets (other than for the establishment and monitoring of the scheme and any audit and enforcement action.

At least 66 countries, including 27 EU countries have renewable energy policy targets of some type. The EU baseline target is 20% by 2020. While the USA does not have a national RET 29 of its states do. Similarly Canada has 9 state RETs but no national target. Targets are typically for shares of electricity production, but some are defined as by primary energy suply, installed capacity or otherwise. While some targets are based on 2010-12, many are now for 2020 which ties in with the IPCC suggested cuts of 25 to 40% by Annexe 1 countries by 2020, although some are for 2025. ^[1]

1 By Country
2 Table of renewable energy and targets
3 References
4 See also

[edit] By Country

[edit] Australia

[edit] Commonwealth Government

The Australian Government has announced a Mandatory Renewable Energy Target to ensure that renewable energy obtains a 20% share of electricity supply in Australia by 2020. To ensure this the government has committed that the MRET will increase from 9,500 gigawatt-hours to 45,000 gigawatt-hours by 2020. After 2020 the proposed Emissions Trading Scheme and improved efficiencies form innovation and in manufacture are expected to allow the MRET to be phased out by 2030.

[edit] States

The Commonwealth and the states agreed in December 2007 at a Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting to work together from 2008 to combine the disparate state schemes with the Commonwealth scheme into a single national scheme. The initial report on progress and an implementation plan are expected to be considered at a March 2008 COAG meeting with a final design to be presented for consideration at the September 2008 COAG meeting. ^[2] ^[3]

[edit] Table of renewable energy and targets

[edit] Overview

Region	Current Share	Target	Year	Mandatory	Notes
World	18%
EU-25	14%	21%	2010

[edit] Selected EU Countries

Country	Current Share %	Target %	Year
Austria	62	78	2010
Belgium	2.8	6.0	2010
Czech Republic	4.2	8.0	2010
Denmark	26	29	2010
Finland	29	31.5	2010
France	10.9	21	2010
Germany	11.5	12.5	2010
Greece	13	20.1	2010
Hungary	4.4	3.6	2010
Ireland	10	13.2	2010
Italy	16	25	2010
Luxembourg	6.9	5.7	2010
Netherlands	8.2	9.0	2010
Poland	2.6	7.5	2010
Portugal	32	45	2010
Slovak Republic	14	31	2010
Spain	19	29.41	2010
Sweden	49	60	2010
United Kingdom	4.1	10	2010