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The higher target would be in line with the European Commission s impact assessment of the new 55% target in reducing CO2 emissions, and would require renewable energy s share to roughly double from current levels. The most ambitious renewable energy targets remain academic if we don t solve permitting, WindEurope s communications officer Christoph Zipf said.
EU wind energy capacity would need to be 433-452 GW by 2030 to meet a 38%-40% renewable energy target, WindEurope said in a position paper submitted to the EC s consultation process.
Of that, some 361-374 GW would be onshore and 73-79 GW offshore, the wind energy industry association said.