EU Nations Back Renewable Deal as France Wins Nuclear Assurances
- Renewable goal is at least 42.5% of energy mix by 2030
- Parliament will still need to agree to changes among countries
Vapor rises from cooling towers of a nuclear power plant, in Saint-Vulbas, France.
Photographer: Jean-Philippe Ksiazek/AFP/Getty Images
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European Union member states paved the way to finally signing off on rules to massively scale up renewable energy this decade after France won assurances for a greater role for its nuclear sector in the green transition and dropped last-minute opposition.
Ambassadors from the bloc’s 27 member states signaled their approval Friday for a deal reached with parliament to boost renewables to at least 42.5% of the energy mix by the end of the decade. Both France and Germany backed the deal.