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On 15 December the European Parliament adopted a report on the revision of the Energy Efficiency Action Plan, expected to be published by the European Commission in March 2011. Binding targets on energy efficiency, efficiency in energy infrastructures and transport, energy saving obligations, energy‐efficient / zero‐emissions cities, and electric vehicles were some of the main issues addressed by Members of the European Parliament.
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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.
On 12 June EU Energy Ministers meeting in Council in Brussels reached a political agreement on updating the EU Directive governing oil stocks, which will now go forward for final adoption. They also discussed a progress report on the proposed package of legislation on energy efficiency. The Swedes, who take over the rotating Council presidency on 1 July, will need to overcome substantial political divisions among the member states regarding the energy efficiency proposals if they are to reach a legislative co-decision with the European Parliament by the end of the year.
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In early April, the Ecodesign Regulatory Committee, composed of government experts from the EU Member States, chaired by the European Commission, approved new energy labelling for the first block of home appliances products, in an attempt to upgrade the existing regulatory framework. However the European Parliament’s Energy Committee opposes the new proposal, which it sees as misleading to consumers.
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The 2nd Strategic Energy Review (SER) contains legislative proposals from the European Commission for updating the EU Directives on Energy Performance of Buildings and Energy Labelling and introducing new rules on tyre-labelling – all with a view to further energy efficiency gains. Other papers in the SER focus on financing energy-efficiency activities, on cogeneration, and on a number of measures to be tabled in 2009. The Commission says this package will add up to 7% of energy savings to the 13-15% savings to be delivered by 2020 through current policy measures.
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