Spain, Portugal and Luxembourg push for 2040 EU renewable energy target

MADRID: Spain, Portugal, and Luxembourg have urged the European Union to set a 2040 target to expand renewable energy, in a letter seen by Reuters on Tuesday, setting up a clash with other EU countries who want the goal to include nuclear power. The European Commission is preparing a raft of new EU energy policies to steer the bloc’s energy strategy after 2030. The EU has a target ⁠to increase the ⁠share of renewable sources in its overall energy consumption by 2030 to 42.5 percent, but curren