EU_Commission,
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How did Europe’s gas and electricity prices fall after the highs of last year?

With the war raging on our continent, we had to take measures to protect people from high prices.

It was the beginning of plan, which meant:

  • increasing gas reserves,
  • saving energy consumption,
  • purchasing gas jointly,
    working with reliable partners like Norway and the United States,
  • Increasing the deployment of renewables across the .

Our depicts its singular impact.

beatgrounds,
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@EU_Commission 👍👍👍

EU_Commission,
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@beatgrounds Thank you!

jarjan,
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@EU_Commission
I would argue that your last point:

  • Increasing the deployment of renewables across the .

Should have been the first point, and should have been the focus of attention for the past decade. But since there's never going to be a better moment again than now: Stop subsidising fossil fuels now!

EU_Commission,
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Hi, @jarjan!

In her State of the Union speech last year, President von der Leyen focussed on the benefits of the increasing prominence of renewables.

Our internal electricity market design reform aims to accelerate the deployment of renewables.

Other measures and targets are being discussed as part of the ongoing revision of the Renewable Energy Directive or included in the revised Energy Efficiency Directive.

You can read more about it here: https://europa.eu/!mpn7nn

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