The European Union set a goal of setting the renewable energy matrix at 32% by 2030. The objective is to achieve the commitments assumed in the Paris Agreement. This decision is part of a reform package carried out by Europe to improve its environmental legislation.

By José Díaz

Servindi, June 15, 2018.- After a very long debate, the European Parliament and the European Commission for Energy and Climate Action decided to raise the renewable energy target to 32% by 2030 in that continent. In this way, Europe sets itself the goal of leading the conversion of the energy matrixes as part of the commitment assumed with the Paris Agreement.

This information was disseminated by the European Commissioner for Energy and Climate Action, Miguel Arias Cañete through his Twitter The European official cannot hide his happiness when writing the following: "Renewables are good for Europe and today Europe is good for renewables."

This decision is part of a reform initiated by the European Union and called "winter package". The aim of these changes is to reformulate the legislation of the European community to adapt it to the Paris Agreement.

This new agreement represents a significant increase in the initial goals that established a renewal of 20% by 2020. With the goal of 32% by 2030, Europe will concentrate its energies on displacing the polluting matrices by sources such as solar, hydraulic, wind and biomass.

It is necessary to remember that one of the most ambitious goals of the Paris Agreement, signed in 2015 in the capital of France, is the reduction of polluting emissions on 40% by 2030. For this reason, Europe has decided to bet on renewable energies.

Political will

Two of the countries that most influenced the final decision to increase the climate target were Spain and Italy. Both nations had recent government changes and their respective new administrations expressed a greater commitment to environmental policies through their representatives.

As part of the agreements reached at the meeting held in Luxembourg, it was established that the goal of 32% by 2030 will be revised in 2023. The objective of this review would be a potential increase in the goal in relation to how the objectives are achieved.

However, this goal is still found at 2% less than what is recommended by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). This institution recently pointed out that 34% is what is necessary to mitigate emissions and with this reach a goal of no more than 1.5 C ° of global warming, a point that is still under debate.

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