An Energy Policy for Europe
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European Commission (EC) declares that the EU's present energy policy is not sustainable. Therefore, EU has proposed a three-year action plan toward a common European energy policy that would improve the continent's precarious energy security.
Goal
The goal of this action plan is "catalyzing a new industrial revolution, accelerating the change to new carbon growth and, over a period of years, dramatically increasing the amount of local low emission energy that EU MEMBER STATES produce and use.
Action Plan
- Binding agreements to source 20% of Europe’s energy from renewable sources, with half of that (10%) coming from biofuels, by 2020.
- Further separation of energy production from energy distribution to ensure more uniform energy costs among member states.
- Increased spending on energy research by at least 50% over the next seven years, including the funding of up to twelve large-scale demonstrations of low-carbon commercial power generation.
- Diversification of external energy suppliers.
Reference
Green Car Congress - European Commission Proposes New Energy Policy, Calls For 10% Biofuels by 2020