SECTORAL POLICIES / Energy

Offshore wind, Member States’ combined targets double EU’s original 2030 ambition

Brussels, 23/01/2023 (Agence Europe)

The new targets for EU Member States to install offshore renewable energy capacity bring the EU's ambition to between 109 and 112 GW by 2030, almost double the target (60 GW) set out in the EU strategy unveiled in November 2020, says a European Commission press release published on 19 January.

This figure is derived from non-binding agreements between some Member States during 2022, such as the Esbjerg Declaration and the Marienborg Declaration (see EUROPE B12956A37, B13010A6). 

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