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European countries’ Energy Ministers call for 2030 2030 renewables target

Germany, France call for 2030 renewables target European Voice, By Dave Keating  –  06.01.2014   CET Commission expected to propose later this month an emissions reduction target only. Eight national energy ministers have written a letter to Günther Oettinger, European commissioner for energy, and Connie Hedegaard, European commissioner for climate, calling for the European Commission to propose a new target for renewable energy for 2030.

The letter, sent just before Christmas, comes after a year of increasing resistance to the idea of extending the current ‘multiple target’ strategy for 2020.

The letter is signed by Sigmar Gabriel, Germany’s new energy minister and chair Germany’s Social Democrat party, now in governing coalition with Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats. It is thought that Gabriel’s strong backing may give new momentum to the idea of establishing a new renewable energy target. The letter is also signed by the energy ministers of France, Denmark, Italy, Ireland, Austria, Belgium and Portugal.   …….

The letter says that a 2030 renewable energy target will provide investment certainty and allow “efficient planning and expansion of the European grid”. It goes on to say that the 2020 renewable energy target led to “jobs and growth” and says there will be “more jobs and growth” if a 2030 target is adopted. ……http://www.europeanvoice.com/article/2014/january/germany-france-call-for-2030-renewables-target/79199.aspx

January 7, 2014 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics