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The EU Policy towards a low
carbon economy
Fabrizio Barbaso, Deputy Director General for Energy, DG TREN, European
Commission
EUROPEAN
COMMISSION
EU energy mix: business as usual is not
sustainable
2000
100
1750
1500
Renewabl
es
6,7%
Others
0,2%
75
1250
Solid fuels
17,7%
Nuclear
14,2%
1000
50
750
Energy demand and
carbon intensity
500
250
25
0
Crude oil
and
petroleum
products
36,7%
Natural
gas
24,6%
2005
0
1990
2000
2010
2020
2030
100%
80%
60%
40%
~ 80% fossil fuel
20%
Import dependency
0%
SOURCE: Eurostat.
total
2000
oil
2010
natural gas
2020
solids
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EU-27 efforts in Renewables
Policy targets
RES share in 2005
Flat rate
increase of 5.5%
Additional effort
based on GDP
per capita
To be done
5.5%
2005
8.5%
6%
20%
2020
Done
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EU-27 efforts in Renewables
RES share in 2020
BE
BG
CZ
DK
DE
EE
IE
EL
ES
FR
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
RO
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
13%
16%
13%
30%
RES share in 2020
18%
25%
16%
18%
20%
23%
17%
13%
42%
23%
11%
13%
10%
14%
34%
15%
31%
24%
25%
14%
38%
49%
15%
EU-27
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Responding to the triple challenge
Competitiveness
• With falling renewable energy
prices, renewables are increasingly
an economically sound alternative
FULLY
BALANCED
INTEGRATED
Sustainable
Development
AND
MUTUALLY REINFORCED
Security of supply
• Close link to greenhouse gas
emission target – savings of
600 to 900 mln tonnes of CO2
• Renewable energy mostly
generated within the EU
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Article 5 creates opportunities for trade of
RES-E from third countries to be counted
against the national targets
Conditions are:
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.
.
Electricity should be consumed in the
Community
Electricity from installation operational after
entry into force of the Directive
The electricity is issued with a guarantee of
origin part of a system of guarantees of origin
equivalent to that laid down in the Directive
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Promotion of biofuels
- Sustainability criteria for biofuels
.
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GHG savings – minimum of 35%
No raw material from undisturbed forests,
biodiverse grassland, nature protection areas
No conversion of wetlands and continuously
forested areas for biofuel production (to protect
carbon stocks)
All EU biofuels must meet “cross compliance”
environmental rules
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Role of technology
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Renewables sector has growing importance worldwide – already
turnover of €30 billion in the EU, providing approximately 350,000
jobs
But renewable energies are at different stages of technological
and commercial development
Increased demand will improve economies of scale and lower
costs
Continued international cooperation in research is necessary
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For more information:
http://ec.europa.eu/energy/index_en.html
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Thank you for your attention!
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