The European Parliament and EU Member States on 14 June struck a deal to increase the EU’s renewables target for 2030 to 32% of energy consumption. It was the culmination of months of intense political negotiations and is a good step forward for wind.

Back in October 2014 EU Heads of Government agreed the target be 27%, and that was the number the EU Commission tabled in its proposal for the new Renewables Directive in November 2016.