European Commission Proposes New Energy Efficiency Directive

摘要

On June 22, the European Commission proposed a new Energy Efficiency Directive calling for member states to use energy more efficiently at all stages of the energy chain - from the transformation of energy and its distribution to its final consumption. The goal is to help the European Union reach its target of cutting energy consumption by 20 percent by 2020. The EU is currently on track for energy savings of 9 percent with all the EU and national measures in place so far.