Apropos the idea of a steady state economy.
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http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0124/p01s05-woeu.html
January 24, 2008 edition
Can Europe cut carbon without cutting growth?
Radical goals for 2020 boost renewable energy and cut emissions sharply.
By Mark Rice-Oxley | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor
London
Europe unveiled a "road map" to a low-carbon future Wednesday - one
of the most radical packages the European Union has ever produced -
in an effort to position the bloc at the vanguard of global efforts
on climate change.
A clump of legislative proposals and directives provided for steep
increases in wind and solar power, improved energy efficiency, and
higher costs for polluters to meet a challenge outlined last year and
dubbed "triple 20."
The aim is to cut greenhouse-gas emissions by 20 percent, boost
renewable energy to 20 percent of supply, and improve energy
efficiency by 20 percent - all by 2020.
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