Translation of "Production d'électricité ex-combustibles fossiles " (French → English) :

This objective requires progress to be made in the three main sectors where renewable energies are used: electricity (increasing the production of electricity from renewable sources and allowing the sustainable production of electricity from fossil fuels, principally through the implementation of CO2 capture and storage systems), biofuels, which should represent 10 % of vehicle fuels by 2020, and finally heating and cooling systems.

This objective requires progress to be made in the three main sectors where renewable energies are used: electricity (increasing the production of electricity from renewable sources and allowing the sustainable production of electricity from fossil fuels, principally through the implementation of CO2 capture and storage systems), biofuels, which should represent 10 % of vehicle fuels by 2020, and finally heating and cooling systems.

It should be noted that solid fuels coal or lignite account for a majority of the fuel consumed in LCPs (more than 60% of fossil fuels used for the production of electricity in 1995).

Nuclear power currently produces one third of the EU's electricity, and has important environmental advantages over fossil fuels in the generation of electricity, as e.g. saving CO emissions.

Renewable energy programmes Programmes regarding Combined Heat and Power, energy efficiency improvements in the transformation sector and fuel switching to less GHG emitting sources Energy efficiency standards and/or improvements for household appliances, home entertaining equipment, office equipment, lighting products, space heating equipment and air compressors Energy efficiency in buildings Fuel efficiency improvement and CO emission reduction from passenger and freight vehicles Energy efficiency improvements and GHG emission reductions in heavy industry (iron/steel, chemicals, non-ferrous metals, non-metallic minerals, pulp and paper) ...[+++]and large combustion plants Limitation of emissions of HFC's, PFC's and SF6 Reduction of CH emissions N O reductions in the chemical industry Progressive reduction/removal of fossil fuel and other subsidies, tax schemes and regulations which counteract an efficient use of energy Increase of minimum tax levels as a way to reduce GHG emissions and improve energy efficiency Modal switch in transportation The Ad Hoc Group is requested to present to the next Council an overview of the progress concerning these common and coordinated policies and measures and their likely contribution to greenhouse gas reductions for the Community as a whole and the individual Member States.

Sources of NOx in EU in 1990 Extraction and distribution of fossil fuels: 1% Power generation: 18% Commercial and residential combustion 4% Waste treatment: 6% Other mobile sources: 12% Road transport 51% Carbon Monoxide (CO) A colourless, odouless and tasteless gas carbon monoxide replaces oxygen in the blood and causes asphyxiation in high concentrations.