All EU member states need to start defining in national energy and climate plans how they will deliver the low-carbon transition, according to WindEurope.
The organisation’s chief executive Giles Dickson made the call in response to the State of the Energy Union address today by Maroš Šefcovic, vice president for the European Commission in charge of energy union.
“The commission has reinforced its clear commitment to the energy transition in Europe with renewables at its heart,” said Dickson.
“The Council and the European Parliament need to start working seriously on the commission’s proposals.
“The member states also need to start defining in their national energy and climate plans how they will deliver the transition at national level. And that means all member states,” he added.
Dickson said that currently only seven of the 28 EU member states have clear plans and policies in place for renewables beyond 2020 and over half the member states invested nothing in wind energy last year.
He also called for more effort to replace fossil fuels in transport and heating with clean electricity.
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