This statistic shows the United Kingdom (UK) public opinion on the 2020 European Union (EU) objective to increase the share of renewable energy in the EU by 20 percent, as of May 2017. This was considered too ambitious by 19 percent of respondents.
Would you say that the European Union's objective to increase the share of renewable energy in the EU by 20 percent is too ambitious, about right or too modest?*
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European Commission. (August 31, 2017). Would you say that the European Union's objective to increase the share of renewable energy in the EU by 20 percent is too ambitious, about right or too modest?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/379334/public-opinion-uk-on-renewable-energy-objectives-of-european-union-eu-for-2020/
European Commission. "Would you say that the European Union's objective to increase the share of renewable energy in the EU by 20 percent is too ambitious, about right or too modest?*." Chart. August 31, 2017. Statista. Accessed June 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/379334/public-opinion-uk-on-renewable-energy-objectives-of-european-union-eu-for-2020/
European Commission. (2017). Would you say that the European Union's objective to increase the share of renewable energy in the EU by 20 percent is too ambitious, about right or too modest?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/379334/public-opinion-uk-on-renewable-energy-objectives-of-european-union-eu-for-2020/
European Commission. "Would You Say That The European Union's Objective to Increase The Share of Renewable Energy in The Eu by 20 Percent Is Too Ambitious, about Right or Too Modest?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/379334/public-opinion-uk-on-renewable-energy-objectives-of-european-union-eu-for-2020/
European Commission, Would you say that the European Union's objective to increase the share of renewable energy in the EU by 20 percent is too ambitious, about right or too modest?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/379334/public-opinion-uk-on-renewable-energy-objectives-of-european-union-eu-for-2020/ (last visited June 12, 2024)
Would you say that the European Union's objective to increase the share of renewable energy in the EU by 20 percent is too ambitious, about right or too modest?* [Graph], European Commission, August 31, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/379334/public-opinion-uk-on-renewable-energy-objectives-of-european-union-eu-for-2020/