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?*
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Too ambitious
19%
About right
50%
Too modest
13%
Don't know
18%
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*The original question was phrased as: Thinking about each of the following objectives to be reached by 2020 in the EU, would you say that it is too ambitious, about right or too modest? To increase the share of renewable energy in the EU by 20%.
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European Union (EU) 2020 renewable energy goals: UK public opinion survey 2017
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.
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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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /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. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /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?*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /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?*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 31 Aug 2017, /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?* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/379334/public-opinion-uk-on-renewable-energy-objectives-of-european-union-eu-for-2020/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
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: /statistics/379334/public-opinion-uk-on-renewable-energy-objectives-of-european-union-eu-for-2020/
