EPP leaders want to freeze CO2 duty, abolish renewable targets
The group want to hark back to an era before the 2019 ‘green wave’.
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France unexpectedly includes renewables target in its energy and climate plan
France submitted its national energy-climate plan (NECP) to the European Commission, setting a target for the renewable share of gross final energy consumption, while the government has been fighting to have nuclear energy recognised as well.
Experts: France will not submit its national energy and climate plan to Brussels on time
The current political situation in France makes it almost impossible to send the EU Commission the French national energy-climate plan (NECP) by 30 June.
Renewables: slow progress means France remains on collision course with EU Commission
France achieved a 22.2% share of renewable energy in its gross final energy consumption in 2023, according to the French Ecological Ministry figures from 7 May, but the trend is not sufficient for the country to reach a target of at least 44% renewable…
France must not cave to Brussels on renewables, says ex-energy minister Pannier-Runacher
France should continue refusing to include renewable targets in its energy-climate plan, which is due to be submitted to the European Commission in June, the country’s former Energy Minister Agnès Pannier-Runacher said on Tuesday (26 March).
Romania delays adoption of energy and climate plan, casts doubt on renewable targets
The Romanian government will neither adopt its National Integrated Energy and Climate Change Plan before the expected 30 June deadline nor will the country meet the EU’s renewable energy targets, an energy ministry official said on Thursday.
French-led nuclear alliance calls for new ‘low-carbon’ directive
Eleven EU countries have called on the EU to take full account of “all fossil-free energy sources” when elaborating future energy and climate policies, according to a joint statement issued on Tuesday (19 December) by the French-led Nuclear Alliance.
COP28 commitments will require improvements to the solar supply chain
Europe has relied immensely on Chinese production for its solar growth, and analysts are warning that maintaining this reliance will make all renewable targets subject to the whims of Beijing.