In a resolution on the EU Commission’s “renewables progress report”, voted on 23 June 2016 at the European Parliament's plenary session, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) state that although the EU's renewable energy target -20% of total consumption by 2020- has already been achieved by many EU Member States (MS), there are other MS that lag behind and must do more.
A second resolution, also voted on 23 June, says that in order to achieve the EU's energy efficiency target -a 20% gain by 2020- MS need to implement EU legislation faster, and in full.
In their non-legislative resolutions, MEPs reiterate their previous calls "for a 40% energy efficiency target for 2030", considering that "binding requirements are vital in order to achieve a maximum degree of ambition and effort" from the MS. They also state that using all existing funding schemes effectively to ensure access to capital is crucial for achieving the current 20% renewables target by 2020. The resolutions also reiterate Parliament's call for binding targets to ensure that renewables account for at least 30% of total energy consumption by 2030.