EGEC, together with 11 other European associations – representing Europe’s renewable energy sectors in all their diversity, is calling on Energy Ministers from the 27 EU Member States to outline an investment-orientated renewable energy regulatory framework beyond 2030.
Today’s joint letter to EU Energy Ministers has been coordinated by EGEC in cooperation with 11 other associations and organisations: WindEurope, Solar Impulse Foundation, EUREC (The Association of European Renewable Energy Research Centres), ESTELA (European Solar Thermal Electricity Association), Ocean Energy Europe, Solar Heat Europe, EREF (European Renewable Energies Federation), Global Renewables Alliance, Airborne Wind Europe, European Heat Pump Association & SolarPower Europe.
The letter has also been copied to the relevant members of the European Commission (EVP Teresa Ribera, EVP Stéphane Séjourné, Dan Jørgensen & Wopke Hoekstra) and to the Directors-General responsible for Energy (Celine Gauer), Climate Action (Kurt Vandenberghe) and Industry (Kerstin Jorna).
In our joint letter to EU Energy Ministers, we underline the following facts:
➡️ Europe’s renewable energy sectors employ over 1,8 million people directly and 4,5 million indirectly, and contribute over €150 billion to the EU’s GDP.
➡️ Renewable energy is foundational to Europe’s strength, resilience and independence as witnessed against the backdrop of conflict in Ukraine and the Middle East.
➡️ The EU spent €336 billion on fossil fuel imports in 2025. This bill is set to rise further in 2026, undermining Europe’s energy security and competitiveness.
➡️ Meanwhile, Europe’s installed renewable energy capacity, which only comprised 25.2% of final energy consumption in 2024, saved €54.1 billion from imported fossil energy in 2025.
➡️ Accelerating the uptake of renewable electricity, heating and cooling is fundamental to Europe’s energy security. The same is true for grids, thermal networks, storage, demand response and mineral extraction.
Joint Letter on EU Renewable Energy Targets and Frameworks post-2030
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