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Divisions over energy efficiency in the Parliament are overstated. You wrote recently that “MEPs are divided over how far compulsion should play a role in achieving EU...

Denmark's position at the forefront of environment policy is likely to have a strong influence on its presidency. In 1973, when the world was in the throes of a global energy...

Lower fuel costs will mean a spending cut in the long run European households will have to spend more on energy and energy-related products in order to meet an EU goal of...

Call for more flexibility, concern at possible costs. Energy ministers meeting in Brussels today expressed dissatisfaction with efficiency targets for energy suppliers and...

The EU must not miss out on the chance to take advantage of energy technology. The article “MEP urges governments to back energy efficiency to boost growth” (20-26...

Having a successful emissions trading scheme is a difficult balancing act. The emissions trading scheme (ETS) is at the heart of the EU's efforts to cut greenhouse-gas...

Energy efficiency directive ‘solution' to economic crisis; energy debt could be ‘cut by €50bn each year' The EU's national governments should back legislation on...

Road-freight transport is one of the few sectors in Europe whose emissions of carbon dioxide continue to increase. I welcome the focus in your special report on energy...

The EU faces an uphill battle to meet its energy-efficiency ambitions. For something supposedly in almost everyone's self-interest, energy efficiency has failed to inspire...

The European Commission wants energy savings to form a major part of EU energy policy. The concept is neat: in a world where energy is expensive and customers want to pay...

Consumers need to know that changes in behaviour result in actual energy savings. For years, campaigns to save energy have targeted consumers' habits: do not leave the light...

The European Commission is having a tough time persuading member states to invest in energy efficiency. Billions of euros will be needed to improve energy efficiency across...

The Commission wants to force member states to renovate buildings. Discussion of the EU's goal to cut greenhouse-gas emissions tends to focus on the switch from dirty fossil...

Mobility needs must be balanced with efficiency gains. The transport sector, which accounts for 32% of all final energy consumption in the EU, is seen as having the second...

Climate-action department warns that energy-efficiency plans could deflate carbon prices. A senior Commission official has warned that impending energy-efficiency measures...

Renovating buildings would save masses of energy. The nuclear disaster in Japan and the turmoil on the world's energy markets are stark reminders of the energy challenges we...

Just how committed is the EU to energy efficiency? You wrote last week that, as your headline put it, “power firms could face energy-efficiency fines” under proposals...

Commission seeks savings targets amid concern that proposals do not go far enough. Power companies could be fined for failing to help customers cut back energy use,...

Everyone wants energy efficiency, but how to get it is another matter. Sometimes the difficulty for the European Union's policymakers is to identify what their objective...

If Europe is to hit its targets for energy efficiency, a great deal of work lies ahead. There are plenty of examples of impressive new buildings that showcase the very...