ITRE Committee votes on the Energy Efficiency Directive tomorrow

On this occasion, Energy Cities would like to remind its opinion and amendments on the European Commission’s proposal for the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED), as published in its related position paper last October.

If Europe really wants to meet its 20% energy efficiency objective by 2020, an ambitious Energy Efficiency Directive has to be adopted by ITRE. Once adopted, we will see wether the proposed EED has been amended and strengthened by:

• Introducing binding targets for Member States;
• Imposing binding measures without any exemptions upon all stakeholders;
• Including the transport sector as it accounts for a third of final energy consumption;
• Setting out (earmarking) the relevant financial facilities for its implementation.

The ITRE Committee of the European Parliament is responsible for Industry, Research and Energy issues.

Energy Cities’ Position paper on the European Commission’s proposal for the Energy Efficiency Directive - October 2011 On 22 June 2011, the European Commission published its proposal for an Energy Efficiency Directive (EED), which repeals the Cogeneration Directive (2004/8/EC) and the Energy Services Directive (2006/32/EC). Energy Cities, the European Association of local authorities inventing their energy future, welcomes and recognises the priority given by the European Commission, the European Council and the European Parliament to saving energy and using energy more efficiently. Download: PDF - 650.3 kb