The commission is proposing an additional two hundredn ten billion uros investment by 20 27 in renewables. The plan will also help industry reduce its fossil fuel dependence by 20 30. To find out more, i started by speaking to elizabetta cornago, senior research fellow at think tank the centre for european reform. I asked her view on how workable the commissions proposals, or so i think, on the renewables deployment were.
The European Commission in May proposed its ‘REPowerEU’ plan to wean the EU off supplies of Russian fossil fuels and accelerate its transition to a low-carbon economy. In this episode of the ESG Insider podcast, we talk with experts about the plan and what it means for investment in renewables.
We speak with Elisabetta Cornago, senior research fellow at think tank the Centre for European Reform. We talk to Hans Stegeman, chief investment strategist at asset manager Triodos Investment Management. And we hear from Dries Acke, policy director of SolarPower Europe, which represents the solar power industry.
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