EU Agrees Nuclear Has Role in Meeting Ambitious Climate Goal
- Negotiators agree to lift renewables to at least 42.5% by 2030
- Provisions in place for hydrogen made with nuclear power
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European Union negotiators reached a deal on scaling up renewable energy this decade, and provided a small role for nuclear in one of the last pillars of the bloc’s landmark green plan.
The European Parliament and the bloc’s 27 member states agreed to raise the 2030 renewable target to 42.5% of total energy consumption from 32% after negotiating through the night. That fell short of the 45% proposed by the European Commission, but the two sides agreed a further 2.5% would be “aspirational.”