A majority of EU member states have backed a 40% target for renewable energies like wind and solar by 2030 – a far cry from the 45% objective tabled by the European Commission and supported by Parliament earlier this year in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Author: Frédéric Simon
France, the Netherlands, Ireland, and several other EU countries are reluctant to back a European Commission proposal to boost the EU’s renewable energy objective for 2030 in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine, EURACTIV can confirm.