Energy Efficiency related content 

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...

Commission plans to allocate much more of the EU budget to climate issues are proving controversial. If the EU's much-trumpeted aspiration is to create a ‘low-carbon...

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...

Green MEP gets to draft report on energy efficiency. Somebody's wishes have come true, but possibly not those of the European Commission's department for energy. The...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

The EU will have a tough time becoming a ‘resource-efficient society'. Your article “EU's natural resources ‘being wasted'” (20-26 January) was right to...

Barroso says the EU must do more to meet its targets. José Manuel Barroso, the European Commission president, has warned member states that they are falling well...

What was missing from a European Voice special report on Europe's energy needs. A crucial element of the energy debate was alarmingly conspicuous by its absence from your...

The European Union has been urged to use 25% less energy by 2020, a move designed to intensify debate on energy efficiency. A report by Peter Liese, a German centre-right...

Implementation of energy efficiency laws is slow but action plan to contain more targeted policies. Coal is dirty, nuclear is dangerous, gas supply is uncertain and wind...

New directive aims to improve energy efficiency but lack of financial resources could delay implementation. To test the strength of the European Union's claims to be the...

Energy efficiency projects expected to get funds left over from the recovery package. Projects to promote renewable energy or energy efficiency are in line for a windfall of...