At the end of the meeting of Member States’ Energy Ministers on Wednesday 4 December, it was not clear that the Member States’ final energy/climate plans (NECPs) would meet the European Union's energy efficiency and renewable energy targets.
“Many Member States highlighted new measures during the debates. However, it is clear that achieving the energy efficiency objective remains a difficult task for the EU”, acknowledged Hanna Kosonen, Finnish Minister of Science and Culture, who...