Battle of narratives erupts over 2020 energy savings progress

The European Commission traded fire with energy savings campaigners yesterday (28 May) over the EU's chances of meeting its goal of cutting power use 20% by 2020, as both sides read different runes from energy projections submitted by member states last month.

Energy efficiency is considered as the most cost-effective way of cutting CO2 emissions and by the decade’s end, the EU has an aspirational pledge to reduce energy use by 20% of what a Primes model projected it would be, in 2005.

But the bloc is only on track for a 17% cut, despite a slew of measures, including an Energy Efficiency Directive, an Energy Performance in Buildings Directive, ecodesign and labeling requirements and fuel efficiency standards.

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