Close Menu
    Latest Category
    • Finance
    • Tech
    • EU Law
    • Energy
    • About
    • Contact
    EUbusiness.com | EU news, business and politicsEUbusiness.com | EU news, business and politics
    Login
    • EU News
    • Focus
    • Guides
    • Press
    • Jobs
    • Events
    • Directory
    EUbusiness.com | EU news, business and politicsEUbusiness.com | EU news, business and politics
    Home » EU governments’ positions would stifle renewable energy revolution

    EU governments’ positions would stifle renewable energy revolution

    npsBy nps19 December 2017Updated:28 June 2024 No Comments2 Mins Read
    — Filed under: Focus
    Share
    Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email

    — last modified 19 December 2017

    Today EU Energy Ministers have adopted their positions on four legislative proposals under the Clean Energy Package, which will guide the EU?s energy transition in the coming decade and beyond.

    Turning their backs on the Paris Agreement, the ministers opted for a feeble renewable energy target, lax rules for ensuring that all EU countries contribute to the energy transition and massive coal subsidies in the EU’s power market.

    Commenting on the results of the meeting, Wendel Trio, Director of Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe said:

    “EU governments propose to stifle and postpone the bloc’s renewable energy revolution. Their response to the need to shift away from fossil fuels to a fully renewable energy system is hopelessly inadequate and could result in a tragic failure to limit climate change. The EU’s credibility on climate action will be in tatters unless the laws are significantly improved during the negotiations with the European Parliament.”

    The ministers opted for a 27% target, which would hold back renewable energy growth in the EU. They failed to acknowledge that it should be raised to at least 45% to be consistent with the Paris Agreement.

    The EU governments’ position on the governance of the Energy Union lacks teeth to drive investments in renewables and energy efficiency. The position on the market design opens the door to allowing massive coal subsidies in the new EU power market rules.

    Climate Action Network Europe (CAN Europe)

    Add A Comment
    Leave A Reply Cancel Reply

    You must be logged in to post a comment.

    nps
    • Website

    Related Content

    CCBE logo

    Legal Advisor, Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe, CCBE

    Chemical production nature clouds - Image by andreas N from Pixabay

    EU to set up Critical Chemical Alliance

    Bulgaria euro - Photo © European Union 2025

    Bulgaria takes its place as 21st member of the eurozone

    Euro - ECB-Photo by Mika Baumeister on Unsplash

    Global sentiment rallies as tariff hopes improve – Euro currency news daily

    Cars CO2 emissions- Photo by Alexey Demidov on Pexels

    Brussels seeks views on CO2 emission standards for cars and vans, car labelling

    EU agenda - Image by Andreas Lischka from Pixabay

    EU Agenda: Week Ahead – 6-12 July 2025

    LATEST EU NEWS
    Chemical production nature clouds - Image by andreas N from Pixabay

    EU to set up Critical Chemical Alliance

    8 July 2025
    Bulgaria euro - Photo © European Union 2025

    Bulgaria takes its place as 21st member of the eurozone

    8 July 2025
    Euro - ECB-Photo by Mika Baumeister on Unsplash

    Global sentiment rallies as tariff hopes improve – Euro currency news daily

    8 July 2025
    Cars CO2 emissions- Photo by Alexey Demidov on Pexels

    Brussels seeks views on CO2 emission standards for cars and vans, car labelling

    7 July 2025
    Farming soyabean - Image by Loren King from Pixabay

    Brussels authorises use of safe genetically modified soybean as food and animal feed

    4 July 2025

    Subscribe to EUbusiness Week

    Get the latest EU news

    CONTACT INFO

    • EUbusiness Ltd 117 High Street, Chesham Buckinghamshire, HP5 1DE United Kingdom
    • +44(0)20 8058 8232
    • service@eubusiness.com

    INFORMATION

    • About Us
    • Advertising
    • Contact Info

    Services

    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms
    • EU News

    SOCIAL MEDIA

    Facebook
    eubusiness.com © EUbusiness Ltd 2025

    Design and developed by : 

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.

    Sign In or Register

    Welcome Back!

    Login to your account below.

    Lost password?