The European energy system, which currently generates 75% of the European Union’s greenhouse gas emissions, must be further decarbonised in order to reduce emissions by 50% or even 55% by 2030 and achieve climate neutrality by 2050, the European Commission said on Wednesday 11 December, when it presented its Green Deal (see other news).
To this end, the von der Leyen Commission intends to “provide clean, affordable, and reliable energy” by strengthening the role of renewable energies...