EU negotiators informally agreed on a non-binding 32.5% energy efficiency target for 2030, with a 2023 upward review clause late Tuesday, effectively closing debate on a key part of the European Commission’s November 2016 clean energy package proposals. * Informal accord needs formal approval * Higher target to constrain natural gas demand, CO2 * Part of EU efforts to cut emissions by 80% by 2050 “This … is a major push for Europe’s energy independence,” EU climate action and energy commissioner Miguel Arias Canete said after the deal with the European Parliament and EU Council, representing the 28 national governments. “Europe is by far the largest importer of fossil fuel in the world,” he said. “This deal shows Europe’s determination to build a modern economy that is less dependent on imported energy and [has] more domestically produced clean energy.” The target is higher than the 30% the EC originally […]