EurActiv: Ukraine crisis fires efficiency up the EU's energy agenda

Fears of a gas crunch this winter have propelled energy efficiency to the top of the agenda for today’s informal energy council of EU energy ministers in Athens, documents seen by EurActiv confirm.

Exploring ways to curb energy demand is the second point on a discussion paper prepared by the Greek presidency, where it is described as "the starting point for reducing EU energy dependency".

The lead item on the paper is ensuring consistency between the EU’s forthcoming energy security strategy and its proposed climate targets for 2030. Efficiency is cited among these in the paper, and a formal target could soon be mooted in a summer review of progress toward the EU’s goal of improving energy savings by 2020.
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