Crucial Vote on Future of European Renewables

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Members of the European Parliament will vote on Wednesday 17 January on Europe’s policy ambition on renewable energy up to 2030.

EU Energy Ministers opted to endorse the Commission’s original proposal of just 27% at December’s Energy Council. Now it’s the European Parliament’s turn to vote on the Renewable Energy Directive and Governance Regulation. These two pieces of legislation will determine Europe’s ambition on renewable energy post-2020 and the trajectory on how to get there. Giles Dickson, WindEurope CEO, said: “The competitiveness of Europe’s wind industry really depends on the outcome of this vote. Last year the wind energy sector contributed €36bn to EU GDP. It supported 263,000 jobs and generated €8bn of... ... More: Official Press Release WindEurope

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