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EU to launch €200bn plan to move bloc off Russian gas

Recommendations will include major solar rooftop scheme and fast-tracking of planning permission for renewables

The European Commission will launch a €200 billion plan to get off Russian gas this Wednesday

The European Commission will launch a €200 billion plan to get off Russian gas this Wednesday, including increasing renewable energy and energy efficiency targets, a major solar rooftop scheme, and recommendations around fast-tracking planning permission for renewables.

The package is a follow up to the RePowerEU plan launched in March, which set the objective of reducing Russian gas imports by two-thirds this year. Next week’s package will outline a plan to get off all Russian ...