BRUSSELS — The European Commission on Thursday said it would begin legal proceedings against 26 EU countries over their failure to implement a law that aims to turbocharge green energy across the bloc.
The EU executive has “decided to open infringement procedures” against every country in the bloc apart from Denmark, it said in a note, for not telling the commission they had transposed the law by a May deadline.
In 2023, EU countries agreed to increase the share of renewables in the bloc’s overall energy consumption to 42.5 percent by 2030 as part of its mammoth Green Deal climate package. That also includes detailed subtargets for sectors including transport and heating.
The law took on increased prominence as energy prices soared following Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine, with EU industry consistently arguing high prices were damaging their competitiveness. Renewables like wind and solar, experts say, offer a cheaper, homegrown alternative.
