In a letter the executives point out that “currently, the EU is dependent on Russia for 39% of its gas and the European Commission’s recently published energy security plan focuses on ways to reduce this figure.

“The Ukraine situation has made the EU reconsider the wisdom of importing over half its energy,” they say.

At the same time, EU heads of state are considering the 2030 climate and energy proposal put forward by the Commission, which suggests a 27% renewable energy target and a 40% greenhouse gas reduction target.

“Both