The
European
Wind
Energy
Association
(EWEA)
described
the
Energy
Council
meeting
as
“a
useful
step
forward”
but
said
it
had
failed
to
address
“the
current
crisis
being
experienced
by
the
wind
industry”.
In
a
letter
to
EU
Energy
Commissioner
Günther
Oettinger,
the
EWEA
points
out
that
stop-go
policies
and
retroactive
charging
have
undermined
business
confidence
and
needlessly
increased
capital
costs.
Sadly,
there
was
still
no
consensus
on
renewables
targets
for
2030,
leaving
discussions
to
continue
under
the
Irish
presidency,
which
begins
on
1
January.
The
continuing
absence
of
any
2030
target
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