The European Commission’s Directorate General for Energy has announced the launch of a 4-week call for evidence and a 12-week open public consultation to gather feedback to help shape the EU legislative framework for renewable energy for the next decade.

A legislative proposal regarding the framework is scheduled for adoption by the end of the year. The input from this consultation will feed into the Commission’s preparations, which will include a dedicated impact assessment.

According to a statement from the Directorate General for Energy, the renewable energy framework for the next decade will seek to secure reliable, affordable, homegrown energy for European citizens and industry, and ensure that renewables contribute in a cost-efficient and sustainable way to the achievement of the 2040 EU climate target

The statement warns that whilst the share of renewables in the EU energy mix has doubled in the past 13 years, reaching 25.2% in 2024, the achievement of the EU’s long-term objectives will require significant acceleration in the growth of renewables. It will also necessitate effective integration of renewables in the power sector, decarbonisation in all demand sectors, ranging from transport to heating and cooling, and industry, as well as improved energy system integration across sectors, infrastructures, and energy carriers.

The renewable energy framework will be developed in parallel with a new framework for energy efficiency and together with the revision of the Governance Regulation (the consultation on which closed on 19 March 2026). The framework will build on the Clean Industrial Deal, the Affordable Energy Action Plan, the Electrification Action Plan and Heating and Cooling Strategy, among other initiatives.

The call for evidence is open until 16 April and the public consultation until 12 June 2026.

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