Transcript The European Commission’s Green Paper on energy

CNA - Bruxelles, 9 June 2006
The European Commission’s
Green Paper on energy policy:
A European strategy for
sustainable, secure and
competitive energy
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Overview
• Historical Context and
Political consensus
• Strategy of the Green Paper
Three pillars: competitiveness, security
of supply, sustainable development
• Six priority areas
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Historical context
• Energy was motor of European integration
(ECSC 1951, EURATOM 1957)
• 1973 oil crisis:
Member States pursued national goals
• July 2003: Draft Constitutional Treaty
proposes energy article
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Towards a common approach
to energy
• July 2005: G8 summit gives new priority to
energy
• October 2005: Heads of State/Government call
for new work on a common energy policy
• December 2005: Heads of State/Government
call for an “integrated approach” to energy
• March 2006 : The Commission adopted the
Green Paper “A European strategy for
sustainable, secure and competitive energy”
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2006: Political consensus
• To equip EU to play full role in global markets
• To improve sustainability within EU and globally
• To improve internal market functioning
• To improve stability in EU
and neighbouring markets
• To reflect the strategic role of energy in
achieving other political objectives
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Strategy of the Green Paper:
Common energy policy goals
Competitiveness
“Lisbon Agenda”
Each goal is equally
important .
One
cannot be achieved
without the other
Sustainable
Development
“KYOTO”
•Internal Market
•Competition
•Interconnections (Trans-European networks)
•European electricity grid
•Research and innovation
•Clean coal
•Carbon sequestration
•Alternative fuels
•Energy efficiency
•Nuclear
Security of supply
•Renewable energy
•Energy efficiency
•Nuclear
•Research and innovation (see Lisbon)
•Emission trading
•International Dialogue
•European stock management (oil/gas)
•Refining capacity and storage of energy
•Diversification
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Security of Supply
EU25 Final Energy Demand
mtoe 2000
1800
renewables
1600
1400
nuclear
1200
1000
natural gas
800
600
oil
400
200
solids
0
1990
2000
2010
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2020
2030
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Security of Supply
EU25 Import Dependency
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
total
2000
oil
2010
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natural gas
2020
solids
2030
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Security of Supply
energy mix (2004)
100%
90%
80%
electricity
imports
70%
RES
60%
nuclear
50%
solid fuels
40%
natural gas
30%
oil
20%
10%
0%
Germany
France
Italy
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Poland
Sweden
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Sustainable Development
(Kyoto)
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Competitiveness
Long term development of GDP, energy demand and energy intensity for EU-25 (year 2000=100)
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Green Paper: six priority areas
for common actions
1. Internal market → completing the
internal EU electricity and gas market
2. Internal market and Security of Supply
→ solidarity between Member States
3. A more diverse, efficient &
sustainable energy mix
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Green Paper: six priority areas
for common actions
4. Environment → integrated approach
to climate change
5. Innovation → a strategic European
Energy Technology Plan
6. Towards a coherent external
energy policy
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The 24 March 2006 EU Summit:
• Endorsed Green paper and its key
priorities.
• Agree common energy policy goals.
• Endorse proposal for regular
Strategic EU Energy Review.
• Ask Commission to develop concrete
proposals.
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Public consultation on the
Green Paper until Sept. 24th :
http://europa.eu.int/comm/energy/
green-paper-energy/index_en.htm
Thank you for your attention
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