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Proposal Document for Energy efficiency
Proposal Document for Energy efficiency
On the 22 of June, the EU commission published the document energy efficiency and repealing Directives 2004/8/EC and 2006/32/EC. The Commission’s latest estimations, which take into account the national energy efficiency targets for 2020 that Member States have set in the context of the Europe 2020 strategy, suggest that the EU will achieve only half of the 20 % target in 2020. The European Council and the European Parliament have urged the Commission to adopt a new ambitious strategy on energy efficiency for determined action to tap the considerable potential. The main purpose of the proposal is to make a significant contribution to meeting the EU’s 2020 energy efficiency target.
UPDATE ! < On Tuesday 14 February, EU Energy Ministers met in Brussels to discuss the Energy Efficiency Directive, tabled to ensure that the EU will reach its goal of reducing the level of energy consumption by 20 per cent by 2020. The Energy Council's deliberations were led by the Danish Minister for Climate, Energy and Building, Martin Lidegaard.
The debate established that there is political will among Member States to achieve agreement with the European Parliament on the Energy Efficiency Directive – in accordance with the request of the European Council, which on 30 January encouraged finalisation of negotiations by the end of June 2012. Achieving agreement will require serious willingness to compromise on the part of both the Council and the European Parliament - and is dependent on the European Parliament's readiness to initiate negotiations very soon.
EU states have asked for more flexibility in the law, raising concerns about binding measures such as a 1.5% energy saving obligation for energy suppliers. Although some adjustments are unavoidable, too much flexibility risk bringing Europe further away from its 20% efficiency goal. > 29/02/2012
