The Commission welcomed the agreement that raises the EU's binding renewable target for 2030, but also aims at simplifying and accelerating the authorisation procedures in order to reaffirm the EU's determination to gain its energy independence and speed up the deployment of home-grown renewable energy.
The provisional agreement reached at the end of March between the European Parliament and the Council intends to reinforce the EU Renewable Energy Directive. This deal brings the EU one step closer to completing the “Fit for 55” legislation to deliver the European Green Deal and the REPowerEU objectives.
The agreement raises the EU's binding renewable target for 2030 to a minimum of 42.5%, up from the current 32% target and almost doubling the existing share of renewable energy in the EU. Negotiators also agreed that the EU would aim to reach 45% of renewables by 2030.
The deal ensures that renewable energy will be recognised as an overriding public interest, and in areas with high renewables potential and low environmental risks, Member States will put in place dedicated acceleration areas for renewables, with particularly short and simple permitting processes.
