Government ‘preparing to scrap EU’s green energy targets after Brexit’

‘Ministers are reportedly preparing to scrap the European Union’s green energy targets after Britain’s exit from the bloc.
Government sources told The Daily Telegraph the target – under the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive – is likely to be binned after Brexit.
It requires the EU to fulfil at least 20 per cent of its total energy needs with renewables by the end of the decade through the attainment of individual national targets.
“All EU countries must also ensure that at least 10 per cent of their transport fuels come from renewable sources by 2020,” the EU commission adds.’
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