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Germany, the UK and Poland are proposing new flexibility mechanisms to help reach EU renewable energy targets, while Italy is demanding a new method be used to calculate countries’ renewables potential. Rome is also pushing for a reduction of the EU’s 10% biofuels target.

“The current renewables package may not deliver the best value for money,” say Germany, the UK and Poland in a joint statement released during the Energy Council of 6 June. The Commission is basing the targets on economic strength rather than on the basis of countries’ potential “to deliver cost-efficient renewables,” the statement continues.

While the three member states are not calling for a new method to calculate their individual renewable energy targets, they are nonetheless demanding more ‘flexibility’.

Included in their proposal is a mechanism that would allow EU countries to collaborate towards achieving their individual goals via joint projects. Two member states could also combine their targets, and countries that reach their targets early should be able to transfer surplus renewable energy to states that are falling behind, according to the statement.

Significantly, the three member states’ proposals do not include any mention of trading in renewable energy certificates. According to Oliver Schäfer, policy director at the European Renewable Energy Council (EREC), the UK’s support for the plans signals an important shift in London’s policy orientation on the matter.

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