France, Greece and Bulgaria have pledged to update their renewable energy targets for 2030. The targets are part of the National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs). The final NECPS will be submitted by end-2019 and draw a common template concerning the energy sector for European countries for 2021-2030.
France plans to raise its 2030 target for renewables in the final energy consumption from the current 32% (under the Energy Transition Act or Loi de transition énergétique, 2015) to 33%. The Act also aims to cut GHG emissions by 40% by 2030 and to halve energy consumption by 2050 (compared to 2012 levels). Greece plans to raise the share of renewables in the country's final energy consumption from 31% to 35% by 2030. According to the EU Directive on renewables, Greece's national target by 2020 is to increase the share of renewables in the country's final energy consumption to 18% by 2020, including 40% of renewables in power consumption. Greece has also pledged to phase-out from coal-fired power generation by 2028. Finally, Bulgaria plans to raise its 2030 target from 25% to 27%.
Meanwhile, some Central European countries such as Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary highlighted the need for increased financing for the 2030 energy and climate objectives.
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