⚡️We need people with the right skills to deliver the🌍 #energytransition on the ground.

✅So, we are working closely with industry, education & training providers to implement large-scale training programmes for our exact needs.

➡️Discussing this & more at #IRENA14A .

Starting my 2nd day at #IRENA14A with a discussion on accelerating #renewableenergy projects.
EU’s energy transition has leapt forward at a pace no one had predicted, which is backed by a strong political push. We have reforms in place helping to accelerate the #energytransition .

Insightful roundtables at #IRENA14A , going in detail with infrastructure & #energysecurity .

#SecurityOfSupply has always been our top priority, especially considering recent years developments.

We’ve scaled up #renewables , which helps us replace 🇷🇺 gas with home-grown energy.

Continuing with the topic of tripling #renewables at the #GlobalOffshoreWindAlliance Ministerial.

Currently, Europe has world’s largest ambitions for #offshorewind : around 317 GW by 2050.

Today, we have around 19 GW installed & a clear pathway to reach 111 GW by 2030! #IRENA14A

Greetings from the IRENA Assembly!

First up, a wonderful panel discussion on concrete & immediate actions to drive implementation of the #COP28 outcomes, mainly on tripling #renewable capacity.

We are working with partners to ensure the 🌍 #energytransition . #IRENA14A

Commissioner Kadri Simson is in Abu Dhabi 🇦🇪 to participate in the 14th IRENA Assembly, a key annual meeting to foster global cooperation on the uptake of #RenewableEnergy .

She will also attend meetings on #EnergyTransition ⚡️ and #EnergySecurity ➡️ europa.eu/!jDg3jm

👋Wonderful to catch up with my great friend Maria Graça Carvalho, new Minister for Environment and Energy of Portugal🇵🇹, at the margins of today’s informal energy council.

⚡️I wish you all the best in your new position!

Russian attacks against energy infrastructure in Ukraine has reached a new high, causing unprecedented damage & destruction. 🇺🇦remains resilient, but support is needed more than ever. I met with Minister German Galushchenko at today’s informal energy council, to hear how we can help.

Doorstep by Kadri Simson, European Commissioner for Energy, at the informal meeting of #Energy Ministers taking place on 15 April 2024 in #Brussels .
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The EC 🇪🇺 welcomes the final adoption of the strengthened #EnergyPerformance of #Buildings Directive.

It sets the framework to reduce emissions and energy use in buildings 🏘️🏢 across Europe and will boost our energy ⚡️ independence.

europa.eu/!T6pbNr

#EUGreenDeal #EPBD

⚡️Good news from the #EuropeanParliament on the #ElectricityMarketDesign & the #Hydrogen and Decarbonised Gas Markets Package, bringing forth smaller energy bills & helping us curb the flow of Russian gas. More👇

MEPs approve reforms for a more sustainable and resilient EU gas market europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-…

I am profoundly saddened by the tragic incident at the Bargi hydropower plant in Italy. My thoughts go to the families of the victims & of those injured or still missing. We follow the developments & rescue operation closely, in contact with Italian authorities & Enel Green Power.

The 1st list of Projects of Common Interest #PCIs & Projects of Mutual Interest #PMIs is published.

The 166 projects on the list will benefit from streamlined permit-granting & regulatory support, and they are eligible for #CEFenergy financing.

More 👉 europa.eu/!n9bct9