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14 Winter 2017 European Energy Innovation
RENEWABLES PARLIAMENT AGENDA
Renewables at the top of the
Parliament’s Agenda
By Seán Kelly MEP (pictured)
As readers of these pages
will be well aware by now,
since becoming an MEP
in 2009, I have been a
big supporter of Renewable Energy
and the overall move to a low carbon
energy system. For this reason, it is a
great honour to have been appointed
Shadow Rapporteur for the revision of
the Renewable Energy Directive – or
REDII – for the European People’s Party
(EPP) Group.
The REDII is in an important piece of
legislation for a number of reasons.
Firstly, it sets out the EU’s ambition for most controversially, it sets out the
the deployment of renewable energy
to 2030, thus providing the needed
signal to renewable energy investors.
Secondly, it contributes to our overall
aim of reducing harmful greenhouse
gas emissions by 40% by 2030, which
is the EU’s collective pledge under the
Paris Agreement. Thirdly, and perhaps
sustainability requirements for biofuels
and biomass.
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