Renewables

Welcome to the Renewables campaigning pages. We'll be updating these pages regularly with news and resources as the campaign progresses - so please check back regularly.

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The Renewables campaign is focussing on the EU Renewables Directive, which says that 20% of all EU energy should come from renewable sources by 2020. The UK itself has a proposed 15% target. But the Government is now trying to undermine the target by proposing that:

• Countries could buy renewable energy credits from outside the EU.
• Carbon capture and storage (CCS) from fossil fuel plants could count.
• Extra concessions be granted for large-scale projects.

We need to start putting pressure on the Government. The campaign will launch at Conference in Loughborough in September.

The campaign will have two phases:

• Putting direct pressure on MPs, with a Renewables Day of Action on 25 October
• Showing MPs that the call for action is coming from across their constituencies, by making links with a broader section of our own communities.

More news on all of this to follow but please put the date of the Day of Action in your diaries for the time being, and sign up here.

Please get in touch if you have any queries. We realise there will be an overlap between the Renewables campaign and the final stages of The Big Ask. For more information on managing these two priorities please see this letter.

Tom Wright
Climate Campaign Assistant

Supporting renewable energy projects in your area: Meeting EU targets means getting projects built on the ground. We have a page full of information and resources on how to support renewable energy proposals where you live.