Renewable Energy Directive 2009

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Status: Maintained

Jurisdictions: European Union, United Kingdom

This practice note provides a summary of the Renewable Energy Directive 2009 and explains how the UK plans to meet the targets under the Directive.

The full title of the Directive is Directive 2009/28/EC on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources and amending and subsequently repealing Directives 2001/77/EC and 2003/30/EC. The Directive is also known as RED.

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