Jessica Shankleman writes on the BusinessGreen website how the British Prime Minister protected national interests by ensuring that there is no binding EU energy efficiency target and the one for renewable energy is only binding at the EU level. The Prime Minister referred to avoiding binding ‘diktats’. One wonders what the real national interest is. … Continue reading ‘Diktats’ on renewable energy and energy efficiency?
Category: EU policies
European Environment Agency assesses how EU meeting 2020 climate and energy targets
The European Environment Agency recently published a set of documents assessing the EU’s progress in meeting 2020 climate and energy targets Policies put the EU on track to meet its 2020 climate and energy targets but bigger push needed for 2030 European Union (EU) greenhouse gas emissions fell almost 2 % between 2012 and … Continue reading European Environment Agency assesses how EU meeting 2020 climate and energy targets
Important comment on the 27% energy efficiency target
Ian Cheshire, CEO at the Kingfisher Group in the UK (although with many shops throughout the continent) writes a powerful comment on last week’s Council decision on a 27% energy efficiency target for 2030. He says that we need to create a market for energy efficiency to drive demand, and he is so right. EiD … Continue reading Important comment on the 27% energy efficiency target
Achieving new climate and energy targets for EU proving difficult
EiD already provided readers with maps on the current positions of member states for future climate and energy targets for 2030. There is certainly no consensus. While the UK Secretary of Energy, Ed Davey, believes that a compromise is possible, one must hope it is not the lowest common denominator. This article by Henry Foy, … Continue reading Achieving new climate and energy targets for EU proving difficult
Look who is supporting ambitious EU climate and energy targets
There are negotiations going on before the climate and energy targets for 2030 are decided upon last week. When you look at it graphically, it shows quite clearly where member states stand. The energy efficiency community has now to raise its voice. Only yesterday, the British energy secretary said there was room for compromise, but … Continue reading Look who is supporting ambitious EU climate and energy targets
Coming to grips with what the energy efficiency target in the EU could be
E3G, the non-profit organisation operating to accelerate the global transition to sustainable development, has published an excellent briefing paper that takes a second look at the July Communication on energy efficiency published by the European Commission. That Communication proposed a target of a 30 % improvement in energy efficiency by 2030. As the report states, the … Continue reading Coming to grips with what the energy efficiency target in the EU could be
New call for energy efficiency to lead a new energy policy approach in Europe
Oliver Rapf, Executive Director of the Buildings Performance Institute Europe, writes recently on the BPIE website to remins us of the challenge we have in the upcoming weeks to argue for a paradigm shift in energy policy in Europe. Rapf says it is self-evident about energy efficiency and low carbon being at the heart of … Continue reading New call for energy efficiency to lead a new energy policy approach in Europe
The EU challenge to find a united approach to achieving emissions targets
There are few who would argue with meeting emissions targets in Europe. But, they are expensive to achieve and many of the new member states have found it difficult to give this a priority when there are so many other economic and social issues to deal with. Christian Oliver writes in the Financial Times about … Continue reading The EU challenge to find a united approach to achieving emissions targets
The challenges in implementing energy efficiency directives
The Czech News Agency has written in The Prague Post about the challenges for the Czech Republic to meet some of its obligations under the EU’s Energy Efficiency Directive. It would be good to get examples from other member states. Crucial data on state buildings is still missing from new registry One-fifth of the … Continue reading The challenges in implementing energy efficiency directives
Energy efficiency starting to be appreciated for potential role in energy security
Arthur Neslen writes an important article in The Guardian about the EU starting to realise that improved energy efficiency can play a major part in cutting dependence on Russian energy supplies. If one looks carefully at the Impact Assessment that accompanied the July 23rd Commission’s Communication on energy efficiency, one will see that its own … Continue reading Energy efficiency starting to be appreciated for potential role in energy security
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