21st century energy: Business reflections on renewables in Europe

The report examines business responses to the EU's 2030 climate and energy framework, noting that while some companies diversify into renewable energy generation, others stimulate market demand through procurement requirements.

• The EU Council's 2030 framework for climate and energy proposed a target of 27 per cent of energy consumption from renewable sources by 2030, increasing from a 20 per cent target by 2020.
• Proposed EU legislation on renewable energy has faced criticism from various stakeholders due to a lack of binding commitments for Member States and insufficient ambition.
• Businesses are adopting diverse strategies to engage with renewable energy: some are diversifying their business models by generating energy for themselves and the market, while others use tendering processes to require renewable energy provision from suppliers.

APA

Keogh, M. (2017). 21st century energy: Business reflections on renewables in Europe. We Mean Business Coalition. https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/blog/21st-century-energy-business-reflections-renewables-europe/

Chicago

Keogh, Megan. 21st century energy: Business reflections on renewables in Europe. We Mean Business Coalition, 2017. https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/blog/21st-century-energy-business-reflections-renewables-europe/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{keogh201721st, author = {Keogh, Megan}, title = {{21st century energy: Business reflections on renewables in Europe}}, institution = {We Mean Business Coalition}, year = {2017}, month = apr, url = {https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/blog/21st-century-energy-business-reflections-renewables-europe/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }