SECTORAL POLICIES / Energy

First indications on European Commission’s plans for revision of ‘RED II’ Directive

Brussels, 04/05/2021 (Agence Europe)

The European Commission is reportedly planning to propose 38-40% as a new EU target for the share of renewables in the EU’s energy mix by 2030, according to a Commission working document on the review of the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive (2018/2001) (RED II) scheduled for 14 July (date to be confirmed). 

Currently, the EU has a target of achieving at least 32% of its energy mix from renewables by 2030.

But this figure needs to be revised upwards, given the EU’s new target for...