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Member states are not on track to meet the EU’s 2020 energy efficiency target. This is one of the main conclusions of the Commission communication “Energy efficiency plan 2011”, published on 8 March. Measures to fill the gap would address the public sector, buildings, industry and the energy sector. No legally binding targets will be proposed yet, but the Commission might reconsider its position in 2013 if progress is deemed to be unsatisfactory. EURLECTRIC reacted to the plan by publishing its own policy paper on energy efficiency.
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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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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”.
