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EU raises sustainability goals

By: Matthew White 14/06/2018 NU.nl

General

The EU member states and the European Commission want 32% of all generated energy to be sustainable by 2030. They also want it to be easier for households and businesses to generate this energy on their own.

The new target is higher than the one the Commission had proposed at the end of 2016. Brussels argued for a raise to a 27% share, where as the European Parliament wanted an even higher percentage of sustainably generated energy of 35%

With this deal the parties meet in the middle. The agreements contribute to the goals in the climate agreement in Paris and the EU's ambition to become number one in the field of sustainability worldwide.

The new target applies to the whole EU, with member states having to submit individual plans stating how they will contribute.

"Sustainable energy is good for Europe", says climate and energy commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete. "This deal is a hard-won victory and this new ambition will provide more jobs, lower energy costs for consumers and less energy imports."

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