| Viewpoint | 22 March 2012 |
Subsidy cuts show that renewable energy is coming of age
By Maria van der Hoeven, Executive Director, International Energy Agency
A number of governments in Europe are introducing measures limiting their financial support for renewable energy. These moves should not be viewed as a backlash against renewables, argues Maria van der Hoeven, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA). On the contrary, they show that renewable energy is coming of age. Van der Hoeven does warn, however, that policy changes should be made in a transparent and predictable way.
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