Draft document seen by Reuters proposes 30 per cent cut to energy use by 2030 compared with business as usual
EU regulators are to propose a more stringent energy efficiency target than was previously set to go ahead, according to a draft document seen by Reuters.
The draft law, which has yet to be agreed formally by the European Commission, would see the EU commit to a binding goal to cut energy use by 30 per cent by 2030 compared with a business-as-usual scenario, Reuters said on Friday.
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A previous preliminary agreement to cut energy use by at least 27 per cent compared to business as usual was made between the EU's 28 member states in October 2014. However, pressure has been rising from business leaders, MEPs, and campaigners for a much more stringent efficiency goal, with some calling for a 40 per cent target.
The Commission, which is expected to publish the draft law next month as part of a set of proposals for 2030 goals on emissions cuts, renewable energy and energy waste, told Reuters it could not comment on an unpublished document. However in a communication to the European Parliament published in 2014, it called it "appropriate" to propose an ambitious energy efficiency target of 30 per cent.
The EU currently has a 2020 target to cut emissions 20 per cent compared to the projected use of energy, alongside a 2030 target to cut emissions across the bloc by 40 per cent compared to 1990 levels. This is set to be made up of a 43 per cent reduction in emissions from sectors covered by the EU emissions trading scheme (ETS) and a 30 per cent cut in emissions in non-ETS sectors such as buildings, agriculture, waste, and transport compared to 2005 levels.
Earlier this summer, the Commission unveiled proposals for meeting the 2030 emissions-reduction target, with several of the bloc's richest economies tasked with cutting non-ETS emissions by up to 40 per cent against 2005 levels.
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