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The European Commission has recently published the study “Energy Trends 2030″, which takes into account recent economic and energy price developments, as well as new policies and measures implemented at the EU and Member State levels. The report was commissioned by the Directorate-General for Energy, in collaboration with the Directorate-General for Climate Action and the Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport. Although the models used are the same as for the EURELECTRIC Power Choices report, a comparison of results reveals some important differences.
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The European Climate Foundation (ECF) has recently released the study “Roadmap 2050 – A practical guide to a prosperous, low-carbon Europe”. Similar to the EURELECTRIC study “Power Choices – Pathways to carbon-neutral electricity in Europe by 2050”, ECF stresses the important role electricity will play in decarbonising society, particularly in transport and heating and cooling. With the EURELECTRIC full report to be released in the coming weeks, the focus will now be on the upcoming European Commission EU 2050 energy-climate roadmaps and how closely its results tally.
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EURELECTRIC officially unveiled its 5th Energy Wisdom Programme (EWP) Report on 4 May at a European Parliament event on “The Role of Energy Efficiency in Europe 2020”. “To achieve our carbon-neutrality objective, a paradigm shift to energy efficient technologies will be needed. The Electricity Industry thus needs EU institutions to take a leading role in Energy Efficiency and is willing to work in close cooperation with policy-makers in that perspective”, EURELECTRIC Secretary General Hans ten Berge told the 100 delegates from Parliament, Commission and industry attending the event. The 5th EWP Report outlines the result of the 2008-2009 reporting cycle. Nineteen electricity companies reported some 200 projects, ranging from power generation through transmission & distribution to end-use energy efficiency, thus contributing to the avoidance of some 180 MTCO2 eq. and saving about 18 Mtoe in primary fuel. Hosting the event, Lena Ek MEP declared “Energy Efficiency has a key role to play in achieving the Europe 2020 targets. European industry can save vast amounts of money and reduce carbon emissions if companies disseminate best practice in energy efficiency. Therefore, I strongly believe that we should encourage innovation that leads to greater energy efficiency in the private sector”.
Carbon-neutral electricity in Europe by 2050 is attainable through the market system. For this to become reality, policymakers must support the carbon market so as to deliver the CO2 cap at least cost, work for an international agreement on climate change action, ensure that all sectors internalise the cost of greenhouse gas emissions, and enable the use of all low-carbon power technology options. However, the key to Europe’s low-carbon future will be on the demand side, where a paradigm shift is needed away from direct use of fossil fuels towards energy-efficient electric systems and technologies, including electric road vehicles and electric heat pumps in spatial heating and cooling.
These are the key points emerging from a new EURELECTRIC study – Power Choices: Pathways to Carbon-Neutral Electricity in Europe by 2050 – unveiled at the European Parliament in Brussels on 10 November.
