Enigin Update - Energy Efficiency Binding Target Adopted
THE EUROPEAN Parliament adopted a binding agreement calling for a 20% increase in energy efficiency by 2020.
The policy is to be implemented across all economic sectors. Meeting the target will save the European Union (EU) as a whole €100 billion, reducing emissions by almost 800 million tons a year.
The European Parliament approved the energy-saving target by a large majority while a smaller majority agreed to make the targets binding.
The agreement was based on a report authored by MEP Bendt Bendtsen, an honorary member of the fledgling European Alliance to Save Energy (EASE), who bring together leading businesses, trade associations, civic organizations and politicians all working to advance energy efficiency throughout Europe.
Bendtsen explained:
"The most important thing is that we focus on those tools which are most effective.
"Standards for energy-related products are already expected to save a figure which corresponds to the annual energy consumption of UK or Italy. Furthermore, the Commission should have a coordinating role and be able to reject the National Energy Efficiency Action Plans should they not be sufficient to meet the 20% target."
EASE Chair and Knauf Insulation CEO Tony Robson added:
"It's time to break the empty consensus on energy efficiency, and the European Parliament's vote in support of a binding target for energy efficiency is a significant step in this direction."
Robson continued, "As an organisation committed to creating a more energy-efficient European economy, EASE is now looking to energy ministers and heads of state to support the European Parliament's decision and, in so doing, to support the most cost-effective solution for climate and energy security - energy efficiency."
Enigin Distributors across Europe will be pleased that a binding energy efficiency target has been set, it will help them in promoting and expanding their businesses in their territories. Energy efficiency technology from Enigin, whether Eniscope or CUES, is already proving to be an ideal solution for many businesses and organisations.
