The European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council have eventually agreed to support a new binding renewable energy target for the EU for 2030 of 32% with an upwards revision clause by 2023. This new provisional target is higher than the initial 27% target proposed by the European Commission and the Council of the European Union but lower than the 35% level proposed initially by the European Parliament in January 2018. The new target also props up the establishment of a clear and stable regulatory framework on self-consumption and also aims at improving the design and stability of support schemes for renewables.
However, no agreement was reached between the three parties on a potential energy efficiency bill for 2030. The Parliament insisted on a 33% energy efficiency target, while the Commission proposed a 30% target and the Council refused to go above 32%.
The European Union already adopted several measures aimed at fostering the development of renewable energies and in particular set a binding target of 20% final energy consumption from renewable sources by 2020 as early as 2009 (now replaced by the 32% target).