By highlighting the European Union’s dependence on Russian fossil fuels, Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine is forcing the EU to rethink its energy system. In the European Parliament, some political groups are changing their positions in ways that would have been unimaginable a few weeks ago, in the middle of negotiations on the ‘Fit for 55 package’.
This is particularly the case for the EPP. On Thursday 3 March, the political group announced that it wants to raise the target for renewable...