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Marta Pacheco

Brussels to double electrification target in bid to cut fossil fuel consumption

The European Union's economy should reach a 46 percent electrification target in transport, industry and buildings by 2040 in order to cut €260 billion per year in imported fossil fuel costs, the EU Commission said on Friday as it unveiled a set of proposals to ease the process.

The proposed measures include reforms to fees charged by energy network operators, energy taxation, and building efficiency.

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