Europe needs a massive increase in renewable electricity to meet its 2030 decarbonisation targets, including a ramp up of clean hydrogen production from electrolysers, a senior EU official has said.
To ensure Europe’s scarce renewable electricity resources are used where they’re needed most, the EU’s climate targets must be supported by the energy efficiency first principle, said Paula Pinho from the European Commission’s energy directorate.
“We believe that, first and foremost, we need to continue to apply the energy efficiency first principle, ensuring that really we make the most out of our limited resources,” Pinho said at a EURACTIV debate on Europe’s energy transition.