EU increases renewables target to 42.5 p • Table.Briefings

The EU institutions have agreed on higher renewables targets and a permanent acceleration of planning. France, on the other hand, largely failed with its push to have nuclear energy counted as renewable.

By 2030, the EU must achieve a renewables target of 42.5 percent instead of 32 percent. This was agreed by the negotiators in Brussels on Thursday morning in the last trilogue on the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) after a long night of negotiations. At the suggestion of the Swedish Council Presidency, a voluntary surcharge of 2.5 percent also applies, which the states are to jointly strive for.

EU increases renewables target to 42.5 percent

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