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Winter energy package: Liberals and Democrats give reforms cautious welcome

Winter energy package: Liberals and Democrats give reforms cautious welcome
The European Commission will tomorrow unveil its Winter Package, a series of legislative proposals aimed at providing clean energy for all and implementing the EU’s “Energy Union”. The eight texts expected are likely to include revisions to directives and new regulations, including rules setting EU-wide 2030 climate and energy targets, for example higher energy efficiency goals.

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EU Emissions Trading Scheme: Parliament’s Industry Committee adopts ambitious reforms

EU Emissions Trading Scheme: Parliament’s Industry Committee adopts ambitious reforms
The European Parliament’s Industry, Research and Energy Committee today adopted its legislative opinion on the reform of the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme. The report, drafted by a Liberal and Democrat MEP, proposes a series of reforms to ensure the next phase of the ETS helps to deliver on the goals of the Paris agreement on climate change ratified last week and the EU’s own 2030 climate change targets.

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EU Emissions Trading Scheme: Parliament’s Industry Committee adopts ambitious reforms

EU Emissions Trading Scheme: Parliament’s Industry Committee adopts ambitious reforms
The European Parliament’s Industry, Research and Energy Committee today adopted its legislative opinion on the reform of the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme. The report, drafted by a Liberal and Democrat MEP, proposes a series of reforms to ensure the next phase of the ETS helps to deliver on the goals of the Paris agreement on climate change ratified last week and the EU’s own 2030 climate change targets.

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Cutting energy bills: Liberals and Democrats push for a “New Deal” for consumers.

Cutting energy bills: Liberals and Democrats push for a "New Deal" for consumers.
The European Parliament has today adopted a report pressing for a new deal for energy consumers across the EU, to improve consumer choice, information, transparency and to increase the EU-wide deployment of ICT, which can reduce energy use and household bills. 

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A better funding base to connect Europe’s infrastructure

Liberals and Democrats supported today’s plenary vote for a new legal base to fund future trans-European transport, energy and telecommunication infrastructure projects. The adoption of the “Connecting Europe Facility” (CEF) gives the EU …

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Why 2030 renewables target are important for investment and planning certainty

The European Parliament’s ITRE committee today voted on a report on the post-2020 framework for renewables in the EU. The report acknowledges the importance of completing the EU’s internal energy market as soon as possible in order to fac…

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Commission must come forward with new proposals to fill energy efficiency gap

Speaking ahead of the adoption of the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) in the European Parliament today ALDE MEP Fiona Hall (UK, Liberal Democrat) called on Commissioner Oettinger to come forward with additional measures this autumn to a…

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Energy Efficiency Directive to boost saving at all stages of the energy chain

The European Parliament’s Industry and Energy Committee (ITRE) today adopted the energy efficiency deal reached between EU Member States and MEPs in June, after months of tough negotiations. The proposed legislation will step up action on…

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