As part of the iterative process , the Commission concludes that the objectives , targets and contributions of the Member States are insufficient for the collective achievement of the Energy Union objectives and in particular , for the first ten - year period , for the Union 's binding 2030 target for renewable energy and the Union 's 2030 target for energy efficiency , it shall  as regards the Union 's target for renewable energy  and may  as regards the other Energy Union objectives  issue recommendations to Member States whose contributions it deems insufficient to increase their ambition in order to ensure a sufficient level of collective ambition .