In early April, the European Commission proposed a four-year program,"Intelligent Energy for Europe" (2003-2006), that will continue the Commission's current energy framework program, scheduled to end this December. With a budget of 215 million euros (-$190 million), the program will implement a strategy outlined in a Nov. 2000 paper based on renewable energy sources (e.g., solar, wind, biomass) and energy savings. Currently, 5.6% of Europe's energy supply is generated by renewable sources. The program's goal is to more than double this figure to 12% by 2010. Another goal is to improve energy efficiency by 1 % per year.
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