Kostas Tigas-CRES chairman, EnR Energy Efficiency Working Group

The importance of Energy Efficiency targets in the Energy and Climate Change Package

A strong link between

reduction of greenhouse gases emissionspenetration of Renewable EnergiesEnergy Efficiency targets

Emissions reduction targets are strongly related to energy efficiency

Energy efficiency actions lead directly to emissions reduction

emissions abatement potential

Very strongly related to

energy efficiency potentialRES potential

a reduction in energy demand

will as a consequence make it easier

to achieve the RES targets

since they will be calculated as a percentage of the final consumption

Energy Efficiency in the ETS is strongly related to the reduction of the emissions by 21 %

through EE technical measures, CHP, CHP+district heating, etc.

However,

ETS alone may not achieve the energy efficiency targets

as it involves actions and measures just for the power generation and industrial sector

We have to consider :

energy efficiency-related instruments which can coexist and support further the ETS scheme

such as

Energy AuditsEnergy Manager ObligationLong Term Agreements,Regulations and StandardsFinancial Schemesetc.

Achieving the targets of the non ETS :is related to the implementation of classical energy efficiency measures

Directive 2006/32/ECor other directives such asEPBD, etc

Depending on the economic potential

a clever combination of policy instruments is needed such as :

financial instrumentsregulatory instrumentsmarket mechanismsbehavioural actions

energy efficiency requires a huge amount of relatively dispersed actions in all sectors in society, at all levels

complex to implement and managerequiring strong government commitment and support

this is an important reason why energy efficiency does not get the much deserved attention from policy makers

A sectoral energy efficiency targets approach

might be an option

for future consideration.

Increasing energy efficiency and reducing the demand for energy

Is the cheapest and easiest way in all end use sectors

to reach the objectives set in the EU Climate and Energy Package

coordinated deliveryproper monitoringharmonized top down and bottom up analysis

of the implemented policies, and measures

are pre-requisites

for achieving the objectives of the energy and climate change package for increasing energy efficiency

There is room for increasing capacity towards :

the implementationmonitoringevaluation process

At

European Levelto varying degrees at the National Level

The national energy agencies are already playing an important role(in the domain of their activities) by

undertaking most of the underpinning actions required towards the implementation of the new policy targets

creating an enabling environment for energy efficiency market development and transformation