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"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the energy issue is a global issue.
For Europe, that means guaranteeing security of supply, an area in which we are too dependent on third countries. We need to address the massive increase in costs, which will have repercussions on the Union’s economy, and to reduce the environmental impact and greenhouse gas emissions with the aim of meeting the Kyoto targets. To do this, concerted efforts at European level can no longer be put off, and the first line of defence is to focus on energy saving and energy efficiency.
The directive is not as forceful as we might have hoped; the compromise is far from being perfect and there are no binding targets, only indicative ones.
The target of 1% per year over nine years is far short of the recognised potential savings, which exceed 30%. The public sector will not have more stringent requirements, as Parliament had requested. The transport sector is only marginally affected by the directive.
Nevertheless, the decision to endorse the compromise reflects more general thinking. The directive can create incentives aimed at immediately reducing energy demand. It has been accepted that there is a need for more transparent energy billing systems, which can help users to adopt an energy-saving approach.
The information contained in the energy efficiency action plan can act as an incentive to make the Member States behave properly, particularly if the review system can guarantee that the results will be evaluated on the basis of bottom-up calculation models.
The hope is that the directive might contribute to creating a real energy services market, guaranteeing equal opportunities and quality in terms of services through the use of targeted incentives.
A decisive political decision in favour of technologies that increase energy efficiency is crucial to give fresh impetus to innovation and European competitiveness, that is to say, to make this directive an effective instrument for fulfilling the Lisbon Strategy. What we are talking about is a means of investing resources to create new jobs, instead of continuing to pay out to the large oil companies.
I take this opportunity to thank the rapporteur, Mrs Rothe, and all of the shadow rapporteurs for this successful outcome."@en1
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