The European Union (EU) this Friday reached an agreement to reduce energy consumption by 11.7% by 2030 as part of its fight against climate change, which is subject to approval by the European Parliament (EP) and the United States.
The agreement in principle reached by EP and EU Council negotiators sets an energy efficiency target of 11.7% by 2030, with each of the 27 member states committing to gradually reduce energy consumption.
The 27 will have to achieve new targets of 1.9% savings in final energy consumption by the end of 2030, compared to the current 0.8%.
The agreed legislation introduces an annual energy consumption reduction target of 1.9% for the public sector and extends the obligation of EU countries to renovate at least 3% of the total surface area of buildings owned by the public administration annually to regional level and location.
The provisional agreement reached this Friday must be formally approved by the EP and the Council. Once the legislative process is completed, it will be published in the Official Journal of the EU and enter into force.
Energy efficiency is part of the European Green Deal, a long-term strategy to make the EU climate neutral by 2050 by reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels.
Source: DN
