EU Commission Signs Off on European Solar Charter to Boost Photovoltaic Manufacturing Industry
The EU Commission has taken a major step toward boosting photovoltaic production in the European Union. In a ceremony attended by industry representatives, energy ministers from nearly a dozen European Union countries and EU Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson, the commission signed off on the European Solar Charter. Commissioner Simson noted after the signature ceremony that the solar photovoltaic production sector will be critical to the EU achieving its climate, energy and competitiveness goals. As with the United States, China and most major nations, the EU and its member states are eager to cut their greenhouse-gas emissions by swapping out…