L R AS Published on Saturday 14 October 2023 - n° 461 - Categories:Europe
The European Union's renewable energy target has been raised to 42.5% by 2030
The European Council has adopted the new Renewable Energy Directive, which aims to increase the target level of renewable energy production in the European Union's energy mix to 42.5% by 2030, compared to the 40% initially proposed in the REPowerEU plan.
Last month,
The European Parliament voted in favour of adopting the legislation, focusing on shorter authorisation times for new renewable energy projects and more ambitious mandates for all Member States in the areas of transport, industry, buildings and district heating and cooling.
Under the legislation, adopted on 9 October, new renewable energy projects are classified as being of "major public interest", which limits the possible grounds for legal opposition to their construction.
Projects located within the designated areas will have to be approved within one year, while those located outside will have to be given the green light within two years. In the statements made by Member States in response to the approval of the Directive, many expressed cautious approval and called for realistic targets and recognition of the challenges and specificities of increasing renewable energy deployment in their specific countries.
PV Tech of 10 October 2023
Editor's note: From the outside, one wonders why the Brussels authorities keep raising the targets for renewable energy production. Is there any real, serious reason other than to occupy people's minds with targets without implementing the appropriate measures to achieve them? A decree from Brussels limiting the time taken to analyse a building application to one year is not going to ensure that the deadline is met! Increasingly, there is a disconnect between decisions and the reality on the ground. After all, the administration has its own rhythm. Decisions from Brussels are not going to make it move any faster.
