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Europe can meet net zero with ‘minimal’ impact on land availability
Europe could meet its 2040 renewable energy targets using just 2.2% of its total available land, according to analysis by the European Environmental Bureau (EEB), an independent representative group.
Europe could meet its 2040 renewable energy targets using just 2.2% of its total available land, according to analysis by the European Environmental Bureau (EEB), an independent representative group.
The study shows that of the 5.2% of European land which is deemed eligible for solar PV and onshore wind development by the European Joint Research Committee (JRC), less than half (2.2%) could meet net-zero targets by 2040. The land in question excludes natural reserves and high-value agricultural areas under “strict agricultural, environmental and technical criteria for hosting onshore wind and solar projects.”
