Wind Energy Industry Urges EU Governments to Set Ambitious 2030 Target

Wind energy companies and organizations, 151 of them that gathered in Barcelona for this year’s EWEA event, have signed a declaration addressed to EU heads of state and the government that calls for an ambitious 2030 renewable energy target.

EU heads of state and the government will discuss 2030 climate and energy targets in ten days’ time in Brussels.

“An ambitious target, binding on Member States, is the most cost efficient way to realise our goal of 100 percent renewables in the long term. Not to mention boosting a sector which provides 250,000 people with work in Europe,” stated EWEA 2014 conference chair and managing director of ENERCON, Hans-Dieter Kettwig.

“This is a critical moment for the industry,” pointed out European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) CEO Thomas Becker. “Will EU decision makers think long term and choose a framework that allows this sector to provide economic growth and energy security, or will they give in to the short-term interest of the fossil fuel industry?”

Press release, March 11, 2014; Image: EWEA