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Second Progress Report on the Energy Transition The Energy of the Future Reporting Year 2017 – Summary – 2 Contents Central messages from the Second Progress Report.......................................................................................................................................................................... .4 1 Introduction........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 2 Objectives of the energy transition and monitoring indicators............................................................................................................................... 16 2.1 Target architecture for the energy transition .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................18 2.2 Indicators and evaluation scheme .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................19 3 The energy transition in the European and international context........................................................................................................................ 23 3.1 Present situation...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................25 3.2 Key measures taken to date ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................30 3.3 Outlook and conclusions..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................40 Part I: Quantitative targets of the energy transition ....................................................................................................................................................................... .43 4 Renewable energy ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. .45 4.1 Present situation...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................47 4.2 Key measures taken to date ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................52 4.3 Outlook .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................58 4.4 Conclusions ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................62 5 Energy consumption and energy efficiency............................................................................................................................................................................... 65 5.1 Present situation...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................67 5.2 Key measures taken to date ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................70 5.3 Outlook 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