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Portuguese energy secretary to tell EU governments: 'Act now to preserve green growth'

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imagesPortuguese Secretary of State for Energy Artur Trindade will today (10 March) call on EU heads of state and government to set ambitious targets for 2030 including a 40% renewable energy target and a target for grid infrastructure. Ambitious targets are the only way of ensuring green growth in leading European industries such as the wind power sector continues, he will say when he addresses the opening session of the European Wind Energy Association's (EWEA) 2014 Annual Event in Barcelona on 10 March.

Wind energy also allows countries to become less dependent on fossil fuels - a new EWEA report, to be launched at the event today, reveals that in 2012, the EU spent three times the cost of the Greek bailout on fossil fuel imports.

EU heads of state and government will meet on 20-21 March to discuss the European Commission's 2030 climate and energy framework proposal, which contains an unambitious renewables target of 27%. A more ambitious 30% target would create 568,000 more jobs and save €260,000 in fossil fuel imports. International Energy Agency Executive Director Maria van den Hoeven will also speak at the EWEA Annual Event opening session, as will conference chair and wind turbine manufacturer ENERCON Managing Director Hans-Dieter Kettwig.

For more information and to read EWEA's new report, click here.

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