European Union lawmakers gave their final approval on Tuesday to legally binding targets to expand renewable energy faster this decade, a central part of Europe's plans to curb climate change and shift away from fossil fuels.
The law significantly raises the EU's renewable energy targets, requiring 42.5% of EU energy to be renewable by 2030, replacing a current 32% target for that date.
The European Parliament voted on Tuesday to pass the law with a large majority - 470 lawmakers voted in favour, 120 against and 40 abstained. "It's a very important signal that the Green Deal is moving forward," French EU lawmaker Pascal Canfin said, referring to the EU's overarching climate change plan to cut its net greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050.
France says Europe's shift to green energy will require hydrogen produced from both renewables and nuclear, and EU laws should support both.
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