Categories Global Warming. Renewable Energy. How COVID helped EU countries meet their renewable energy targets Post author By Agustin Roth,Corinna Klessmann,John Niedergesäss Post date November 21, 2022 The slowdown in economic activity caused by the COVID-19 pandemic had a massive impact on the EU’s 2020 renewable energy objective, allowing 11 EU member states to hit their national target, analysts write.