The ENERGY-EFFICIENCY-WATCH (EEW) goal is to ensure ambitious national energy efficiency action plans (NEEAP) in all EU Member States. The scientific partners of the EEW –Wuppertal Institute and Ecofys – published the first results of their NEEAP screening. They come to the conclusion that the plans offer very heterogeneous designs, contents and levels of information.
The overall impression is that the issue of Energy Efficiency is not taken seriously enough. Though this area offers a high potential and is a huge opportunity to reach Europe’s 2020 targets as announced in the Commissions climate change package. Energy efficiency is not only linked with the saving of energy and therefore the reduction of emissions but it is also a condition for energy security by reducing energy dependency on oil.
The Energy Efficiency and Energy Service Directive (ESD) requires Member States to achieve a reduction target in end-energy use of 9% by 2016, and therefore to submit three National Energy Efficiency Action Plans (NEEAPs). The first NEEAP was due by June 30, 2007.
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