EU countries agreed a deal with the European Parliament to cut projected energy consumption by 2030, part of the a green push made more urgent by Russia's war on Ukraine. | News24_Business
News24 Climate FutureEU countries agreed a deal Friday with the European Parliament to cut projected energy consumption by 2030, part of the a green push made more urgent by Russia's war on Ukraine.
But it also comes as the bloc has stepped up efforts to save energy since Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion sent prices skyrocketing last year. "For the first time ever, we have a target for energy consumption that member states are obliged to live up to," said Danish MEP Niels Fuglsang, the parliament's pointman on the issue.While Friday's agreement was part of the EU's long-standing push for net-zero, the bloc has already been slashing its gas use due to the fallout of Russia's war on Ukraine.
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