According to a letter revealed on Friday 13 March by the newspaper Euractiv, Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, and Spain recently called on the European Commission to support a scenario based 100% on renewable energies by 2050.
While these countries welcome the Commission’s determination to move towards fully sustainable technologies, they would like to see the institution put more emphasis on a “100% renewable energy by 2050” scenario.
In its communication ‘A clean planet for all’, the Commission envisages eight energy scenarios for 2050 based on different parameters (development of hydrogen, role of the circular economy, use of CO2 capture technologies, etc.)
However, although two of these scenarios are likely to lead the European Union to climate neutrality by 2050 - a target that has recently been adopted by the Member States (see EUROPE 12389/1) - neither is based on 100% renewable energy.
Renewable energies are competitive, create jobs and growth, and will grow exponentially if Europe continues its efforts, say the six countries that signed the letter.
Therefore, they invite the Commission to start work on a 100% renewable energy scenario as soon as possible, in particular in the context of the impact assessment currently underway on the potential for an increase in the climate targets set for 2030.
To consult the letter: http://bit.ly/3a0z23W (Original version in French by Damien Genicot)