All focus in the Brussels renewables community is on whether the October summit of the 28 European heads of government will adopt a 2030 EU target for renewables, and if so, whether this target will be 27% or 30%.

This looks like a straightforward choice: will the EU have a 2030 renewables target? And how high will this target be? But more complicated issues have arisen, which might have escaped the attention of Europe’s most mighty leaders.

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