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The EU energy efficiency action plan
- one year after
Mariangiola Fabbri
WWF European Policy Office
Brussels 29/01/2008
EU EEAP – October 2006
October 2006: EU Energy Efficiency Action Plan
• Adoption 20% energy saving target by 2020
• Priorities:
• making products and buildings more efficient
• Improving energy transformation
• Transport (weakest area, focus only on fuel efficiency of
cars)
• Changing energy behaviour
• Foster EE worldwide (HOW?)
• Financing EE through economic incentives and energy
pricing
January 2008 – What has been
done?
• Implementation of EuP Consultation Forum  slow process: only
street and office lighting, stand-by discussed so far
• Poor implementation of ESD
• Revision EPBD and Energy labelling
• New legislation on CO2 and cars
• EEAP: Commission is lagging behind and MS are losing their
credibility
Commission is essential to initiate the process and ‘set
the pace’ but the role of Member States is essential to
achieve results
ESD
• Approved in 2005 and currently under implementation
• Very poor results so far : MS to submit their NEEAP by 30
June 2007. Only 3 did, today still 6 missing evaluation
Delayed
• Most plans present a business as usual approach, no vision
• EC opened infringement procedure against late MS
• EEW to set methodology and assess the plans
this won’t help achieve ENERGY SAVINGS!
Conclusion
• Implementation, enforcement and compliance needed to
deliver results
• EU legislation provides framework but implementation at
national level will enable the savings
• Without a serious engagement from MS to IMPLEMENT the
20% energy savings target won’t be achieved
WWF Climate Vision for 2050
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