In an internal party referendum, members chose nine“key projects” out of 58 to be the focus of the campaign. Going for a 100%renewables target in electricity production by 2030, as alreadyfeatured in the party’s election manifesto, received the approval of 53% of members – the highest of the issues chosen from.
Germany has a target of getting 35% of electricity from renewables by 2020, 50% by 2030 and 80% by 2050,which increasingly is seen as too fast by some members of Chancellor Angela Merkel’scurrent centre-right government coalition, such as EU Energy CommissionerGünther Oettinger.
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