The European Parliament reiterated its strong support for offshore renewable energy while also adopting a report that calls on member states to accelerate and expand their use of the technology. The members voted overwhelmingly in favor of the report while saying that renewable energy must be deployed on an unprecedented scale. They stressed the urgency of improving and expanding existing infrastructure while saying that many member states are lagging behind in the necessary switch to renewables.

“The offshore renewable energy strategy is key to the green transition, where time is of the essence,” Morten Petersen, a Danish political told the assembly. “We need lots of green electricity to fulfill our climate objectives and the offshore renewable energy strategy is absolutely essential in this regard.”

According to the European Commission, the energy production targets for offshore renewable energy must be at least 60 GW by 2030 and 340 GW by 2050. This is considered to be a critical component of the EU’s energy strategy. The members of parliament agreed that a net-zero emissions economy requires renewable energy to be deployed.