04/12/2018 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 4 December, the EU Council adopted three legislative acts from the clean energy package (see EUROPE 12151). By 2030, the EU will have to get 32% of its energy from renewable sources and reach an energy efficiency headline target of 32.5%. Conventional biofuels that pose a high risk of indirect land use change will be phased out by 2030. The new targets are set out in revised directives on energy efficiency and renewable energy which were adopted today by the Council. The Council also signed off on the so-called governance regulation, which sets out the framework for the governance of the Energy Union and climate action. The three pieces of legislation are expected to be published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 21 December. The energy efficiency and renewable energy directives will enter into force 20 days after the date they are published and the governance regulation will enter into force on the third day after it is published. (LC)