European Parliament vote to signpost renewable energy ambitions

Winnie Okello, P.E

Members
of the European Parliament will vote on Wednesday 17th January on Europe’s
policy ambition on renewable
energy up to 2030.

EU Energy Ministers opted to endorse the Commission’s original proposal of just
27 per cent at December’s Energy Council. Now it’s the European Parliament’s
turn to vote on the Renewable Energy Directive and Governance Regulation. These
two pieces of legislation will determine Europe’s ambition on renewable energy
post-2020 and the trajectory on how to get there.

Giles Dickson, WindEurope CEO, said the
competitiveness of Europe’s wind energy industry
greatly
depends
on the outcome of this vote.

“Last year the wind energy sector contributed €36bn to EU GDP. It supported
263,000 jobs and generated …read more

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About Winnie Okello, P.E

I Graduated from Bucknell University with a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, an have been working in the civil & environmental engineering sector for over a decade. My areas of specialty include: Civil -(Roadway & structural analysis) and Environmental Engineering, Water Resources, Environmental/ Regulatory Compliance, Sustainability, Materials Recycling, Research, Social Justice, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, & the Human-Element of Engineering. I am a strong advocate for more equitable representation and inclusivity of women in the STEM sectors, and more importantly, bringing the fullness of who we are to what we do.
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