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The European Union remains well on track to achieve its Kyoto Protocol target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions despite a 2.4% emissions increase in 2010, according to first estimates by the European Environment Agency (EEA). The 2010 increase follows a 7 % drop in 2009, largely due to the economic recession and the growth of renewable energy generation. According to the estimates, the EU‐15 is likely not only to meet its 8% emission reduction target under the Kyoto Protocol, but even to overachieve it… (More on www.eurelectric.org in Daily News – Password needed)
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On 16 May the International Energy Agency (IEA) released a new report, Energy‐efficient Buildings: Heating and Cooling Equipment, showing how energy‐efficient technologies for heating and cooling, emitting little or no carbon dioxide, can dramatically reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions within residential, commercial and public buildings. Savings in OECD countries are estimated at up to 710 million tonnes oil equivalent (Mtoe) of energy and 2 gigatonnes (Gt) of CO2 emissions by 2050. Key technologies will primarily be solar thermal, heat pumps, thermal energy storage, and combined heat and power (CHP).
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On 8 March the European Commission adopted the ‘Road map for building a competitive low‐carbon Europe by 2050′. The roadmap identifies the optimal way for the EU to domestically reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to 80% below 1990 levels by 2050. Though not legally binding, the roadmap sets interim targets for 2030 (‐40%) and 2040 (‐60%), while the 2020 target could be overshot by meeting the current 20% energy efficiency target.
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On 8 March the European Commission is scheduled to publish a communication paving the way for a low‐carbon economy in 2050. A leaked draft indicates that, in order to be on track with the overall EU objective to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050 in the range of 80 to 95% compared to 1990 levels, a cost‐effective and gradual transition would require a 40% domestic reduction of GHG emissions compared to 1990 as a milestone for 2030, and 80% for 2050. Major reductions would come from the power sector, ranging between 54% to 68% by 2030 and a massive 93% to 99% by 2050 compared to 1990.
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On 10 September the European Environmental Agency (EEA) published the estimates on 2009 EU greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, which have decreased in 2009 for the sixth consecutive year. Compared to the official emissions for 2008, the annual reduction is estimated to be about – 6.9% for both the EU-15 and the EU-27. GHG emissions in 2009 would thus be approximately 12.9 % below 1990 levels for the EU-15, and 17.3% below the 1990 level for the EU-27.
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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”.
There is an increasing scientific consensus that human activities do trigger climate changes.
But what is Europe’s role in the fight against climate change?
The WEC report “European Climate Change Policy Beyond 2012” provides an overview of the EU climate and energy policy package and, more specifically, the further developments of its emissions trading scheme (EU-ETS). Whereas EU policy covering the period to 2020 has well developed milestones and legislation, the future beyond 2020 is rather nebulous. This has severe implications on the investments in the energy sector and on research and development activities.
Executive summary and the Full report are available at: http://www.worldenergy.org/publications/2717.asp
The European Commission has issued a statement following two judgments of the European Court of First Instance (CFI) in September ruling that the Commission “exceeded its powers” in revising the number of carbon dioxide emissions allowances in the Polish and Estonian National Allocation Plans (NAPs) for the 2008-12 trading period of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). The EU executive body said it might appeal the ruling or issue a new decision on the NAPs, but meantime the two countries are not entitled to issue any more allowances beyond those already created in the registry system. Six other countries are awaiting a CFI ruling on the same issue.
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EU greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions fell by 1.6% in 2007 versus the previous year, confirming a three-year reduction trend begun in 2005 (-0.9%) and continuing in 2006 (-0.6%), a report from the European Environment Agency shows. The European Commission has already announced that emissions covered by the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) fell by 3.06% in 2008 compared to the previous year, suggesting that the EU is on track to meet the objective of an 8% reduction set by the United Nations Kyoto Protocol and the EU target of a 20% reduction on the 1990 level by 2020.
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“Business as usual is not an option for the energy sector” said the Executive Director of the European Environment Agency (EEA), Prof. Jacqueline McGlade, as she launched the EEA’s 2008 Energy & Environment Report in the European Parliament on 20 November, adding that the move towards a low carbon society “isn’t happening fast enough to secure the future of our environment.” The report assesses key drivers, environmental pressures and some impacts from production and consumption of energy for the period 1990-2005, also taking into account the main goals of EU energy-environment policy.
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