The European Commission is still in negotiations over an agreement to increase renewable energy by 2030, which has been put on hold due to France’s comments regarding the role of nuclear energy.
– We are still negotiating with member states – said the European Union Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson in an interview with Bloomberg, attempting to alleviate concerns about the potential impact on industries that have set strict decarbonization targets, stating that the bloc will ensure that everyone is supported.
Namely, France has pressured the executive branch of the European Union to ensure a greater role for nuclear energy in meeting climate goals. Their effort to reopen the draft law has provoked anger from other countries, including Spain, which believes such a move would be ‘a very dangerous exercise’.
Simson, however, refused to say in the interview whether the Commission would oppose reopening the agreement reached with the European Parliament in March.
– There has been some concern that the timeline for the industry is overly ambitious and that it will harm our competitiveness – she said, adding that they can be assured that any harm is not in the interest of the Commission.
