“Excluding Energy Efficiency from the 2030 Package is to consciously choose NOT to boost our fragile economic recovery and to lock-in high costs for future generations, renege on our climate commitments and reduce EU competitiveness” said Adrian Joyce, Secretary General of EuroACE, in reaction to the 2030 Climate and Energy Package unveiled today. “By proposing only a GHG emissions target and a Renewables target, the Commission’s White Paper genuinely ignores the crucial role energy efficiency should play in meeting our climate and energy ambitions in a cost-effective manner, based on the energy savings potential of each sector.”
By excluding an Energy Efficiency Target from the 2030 Package, the Commission also goes against the views expressed by the democratically-elected Members of the EP in their recent Report on 2030.