European Green Deal

EGEC, together with a broad group of businesses, civil society organisations and think tanks sent an open letter to Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans.

EGEC welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the consultation process on the revision of the Energy Efficiency Directive. The targets need to be reviewed upward to at least -55% GHG by 2030, with a consistent reassessment of energy efficiency and renewable energy targets. More details here

EGEC sent a letter to the Commission recommending a full review of the impact of the competitive distortion of the Internal Market for Gas legal base as well as its associated direct and indirect fossil fuel subsidies on the provision of renewable heating and cooling services, particularly competition from geothermal energy sources.

EGEC, together with Bioenergy Europe and Solar Heat Europe, sent a letter to the Commission on empowering the Renewable Energy Directive to deliver the European Green Deal and Renovation Wave.

Ahead of the eagerly awaited announcement for the Renovation Wave, framed by the Commission as the flagship initiative of the EU Green Deal, EGEC and several associations representing key stakeholders in building decarbonisation have sent an open letter to the EU executive to express concerns on the Renovation Wave.

EGEC, together with several European NGOs and Organisations sent an open letter to the Members of the European Parliament on the Just Transition Fund. The letter asked to exclude investments in fossil fuels – including fossil gas – from being financed by the Just Transition Fund and to support a just transition for all.

The European Commission organised a public consultation on the revision of the TEN-E Regulation. This is part of a wider consultation strategy which feeds into the evaluation and impact assessment process.

EGEC welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the process of modernising the EU’s batteries legislation, to drive the development of a sustainable batteries value chain.

EGEC answers to the questions posed by the European Commission on the consultation on the Renovation Wave initiative for public and private buildings

EGEC, together with 62 leading renewable energy, local government and civil society associations wrote to MEPs asking for the removal of fossil gas from the Just Transition Fund vote, which took place on Monday 6th July.