European Parliament rejects Commission’s 2030 policy

• 10 years ago (2014-02-07)
• Junior Isles

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The European Renewable Energy Council (EREC) has said that this week’s vote in plenary on the European Parliament’s report on ‘A 2030 framework for climate and energy policies’ gives a clear signal that the demand for three binding targets for greenhouse gas emissions reductions, renewable energy sources and energy efficiency prevails.

It stated that it is “now up to Member States and the European Council to take up the challenge” of making this policy package an actual step forward for Europe.

“The vote by European Parliamentarians for three binding targets for 2030, including one for renewables of clearly more than 27 per cent, sends a strong signal that political will to support clean renewable energy solutions to the climate issue is strong”, said Rainer Hinrichs-Rahlwes, President of the EREC. “And this despite the weak 2030 policy proposal put forward by the EU’s Executive Branch”, he added.

“A meaningful 2030 renewable energy target would spur the lagging European market, thus encouraging private investment in real game-changing technologies such as the array of different sources of renewable energy which exist at present,” added Hinrichs-Rahlwes.