But the continent must avoid past policy mistakes and step up its ambitions again if it doesn’t want to fall behind other big markets such as the US, China or other emerging nations that increasingly attract investments.

“Europe is not giving the leadership on clean energy it once did. Overall levels of ambition have fallen, certainly compared to other parts of the world,” WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson says, adding that with current policies in place, Europe won’t remain number one in renewables.

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