摘要：Nowadays, renewable energy represents one of the most debated subjects on the globalenergy market. The global warming and the constraints of the traditional energy resources led to thereorientation of countries in exploiting alternative resources. This paper offers a presentation of the mainsources of renewable energy present worldwide and the way these can be exploited. Also, the paper analysesthe main policies and taxes put in practice by the EU members to support the development of renewablesector, given the 2012/27/EU Directive that establishes several targets that need to be achieved on themarket by 2020. Finally, the evolution of the main renewable energy market indicators is being reviewed,showing that considerable progress has been made in the last few years.
关键词：Renewable energy; energy efficiency; CO2 emissions
