Energy companies call for greater ambition on EU renewables targets

Madeleine Cuff
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Leading utilities, including SSE, Orsted and Enel, call for policymakers to raise EU renewables target to 35 per cent by 2030

Some of Europe's largest energy companies are pushing for EU policymakers to ramp up ambition on clean energy, a move they argue would restore the trading bloc's global leadership in the sector and generate...

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