The European community could reaffirm its world leadership position on the clean energy front by raising the bar for renewables, a commissioner said Thursday. The European Commission said it was setting a new bar for renewable energy use with a 32 percent target for 2030, with an additional consideration for further revisions in 2023. The governing body said this step puts more strength behind European President Jean-Claude Juncker’s ambition for Europe to become the world leader in renewable energy use. “This new ambition will help us meet our Paris agreement goals and will translate into more jobs, lower energy bills for consumers and less energy imports,” Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy Miguel Arias Cañete said in a statement . […]