<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Previous EU research and development programmes have specifically mentioned geothermal energy, but the upcoming programme does not. Although the European Parliament adopted an amendment to rectify this omission and include geothermal energy under the renewable energy section in Annex II(a)(v), the Commission did not accept the amendment, and the Council has not included it either.  Will the Commission confirm that, despite this omission, this will not jeopardise future funding in this area and that projects relating to geothermal energy will continue to receive their entitled share of funding, in particular as MrsCresson has stated that the EU's objective is to increase the percentage of renewable energy use from 6-12 %?"
Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number.
Policy area numbers: 1 = Macroeconomics
2 = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties
3 = Health
4 = Agriculture and Fisheries
5 = Labour, employment and pensions
6 = Education
7 = Environment
8 = Energy
9 = Immigration
10 = Transportation
12 = Law and Crime
13 = Social welfare
14 = Regional and Urban issues and Planning
15 = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues
16 = Defence
17 = Space, science, technology, and communications issues
18 = Foreign trade
19 = International affairs and foreign aid
20 = Governance and government
21 = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues
23 = Culture and media
[/INST]. Answer = [8]. </s>
Previous EU research and development programmes have specifically mentioned geothermal energy, but the upcoming programme does not. Although the European Parliament adopted an amendment to rectify this omission and include geothermal energy under the renewable energy section in Annex II(a)(v), the Commission did not accept the amendment, and the Council has not included it either.  Will the Commission confirm that, despite this omission, this will not jeopardise future funding in this area and that projects relating to geothermal energy will continue to receive their entitled share of funding, in particular as MrsCresson has stated that the EU's objective is to increase the percentage of renewable energy use from 6-12 %?