Ara City Radio

Delano's Top of the Week returned today after a bank holiday break last week. Joining Tom on the show was Cordula Schnuer who came in to talk about the review to Luxembourg's national energy and climate plan which the government will be presenting this afternoon (Monday 17th April). All EU countries had to submit such a plan to the European Commission in 2019. They set out how they will achieve the EU’s goal to reduce emissions by 55% by 2030 and become carbon neutral by 2050. That also includes targets to increase the share of renewable energies from 11% in 2020 to 25% by 2030 and to increase energy efficiency resulting in a reduction of demand between 40 to 44%, for example by improving insulation of homes. It’s mandatory under the EU strategy for each member country to submit an updated version of the plan by 30 June this year. That is meant to give countries an opportunity to set more ambitious targets, take into account the latest research and findings, for example from the UN’s Intergovernmental Pan