On Wednesday 11 September, the European Commission called for a “new impetus” in favour of renewable energies, particularly in France, which “did not meet its objectives”Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson, who presented an annual report on the subject, recalled that Europe still needs to achieve its overall target of 42.5% renewable energy in the energy mix by 2030.
“Some members, including France, have not yet met the targets. The Commission is continuing to engage with the French authorities to make up for this delay and ensure that France respects its commitments.”he insisted.
Paris already set for December 2023 by the Commission
For several years, France has been praising its nuclear energy in Brussels “decarbonized”But it has not yet achieved the objectives, set in 2009, of having 23% renewable energy in its final energy consumption by 2020.
Paris had already been singled out by the Commission in December for having submitted a draft “Integrated National Energy-Climate Plan” (Pniec) that set a target of 33% renewable energy by 2030, instead of the 44% required by a 2018 directive.
The report published on Wednesday recalls that the share of renewable energy continues to increase “vary considerably” by Member States. Sweden (66% in 2022), Finland (47.9%), Latvia (43.3%) and Denmark (41.6%) use it extensively, while Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg and Malta are the least developed countries (less than 14% of the mix).
