This comes after both the European Parliament and Committee of the Regions voted almost unanimously in favor of a European strategy on geothermal earlier this year.
"A European strategy and action plan are urgently needed to unlock geothermal now," said Philippe Dumas, Secretary General of the European Geothermal Energy Council.
"Geothermal is the glue that delivers a rapid, inclusive and large-scale energy transition" he added. "It's impossible to ignore geothermal any longer," he concluded.
Geothermal is a major source of renewable heating, cooling, electricity, the lowest cost energy storage as well as the most sustainable means of extracting lithium and other resources. Countries such Austria, Croatia, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland and Poland have national geothermal roadmaps to support investment and grow their industrial bases.
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