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EU Climate and energy framework

Renewable Energy Directive

EGEC public consultation response - Renewable Energy Directive

PUBLISHED: February 11, 2021

This consultation aims to collect views and suggestions from stakeholders and citizens in view of the possible proposal for a revision of Directive 2018/2001/EU on the promotion of the use of renewable energy (RED II), planned for 2021.

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EU Climate and energy framework

European Green Deal

EGEC response to the Methane Emission Regulation public consultation

PUBLISHED: January 28, 2021

The Methane Emission Regulation is the first step in creating a level-playing field that removes the anti-competitive privileges enjoyed by fossil fuel providers.

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EU Climate and energy framework

Renovation Wave

Joint open letter to Frans Timmermans about decarbonising buildings without hydrogen

PUBLISHED: January 21, 2021

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

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EU State Aid Control, Financing

State Aid

State Aid guidelines

PUBLISHED: December 17, 2020

EGEC Members are invited to provide feedback by 07/01/2021 to the European Commission questionnaire on the review of the State Aid Guidelines. This questionnaire notably looks to identify the most relevant ways to direct state aid to the efficient market uptake of renewable energy technologies.

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Financing

State Aid

EGEC response to the call for contributions on Competition Policy supporting the Green Deal

PUBLISHED: November 23, 2020

EGEC welcomes the European Commission’s call to revise its competition policy that will support the successful implementation of the European Green Deal.

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EU Climate and energy framework

EUROSTAT

Geothermal Energy in Energy Statistics

PUBLISHED: October 1, 2020

EGEC sent its inputs on the review of EU’s methodology on energy statistics after meeting the European Commission earlier this month to discuss the representation of geothermal energy in EU statistics.

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Environmental legislation

Circular Economy

EGEC's response to the EU Circular Economy Action Plan

PUBLISHED: September 30, 2020

The integration of circularity into geothermal energy production indicates that all its components and products need to be optimised, re-used, repaired, redistributed, refurbished, and/or remanufactured. Circularity is the cornerstone of a sustainable future, where geothermal and other renewable sources have a crucial role to play.

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EU Climate and energy framework

Energy Efficiency

EGEC Response to the public consultation on the review of EU Energy Efficiency Directive (EED)

PUBLISHED: September 24, 2020

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

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EU Climate and energy framework

Internal market for heat

Letter to the Commission on ensuring fair competition for heat services in the EU

PUBLISHED: September 22, 2020

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.

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EU Climate and energy framework

2030 targets

Joint letter on Renewable Energy Directive for the European Green Deal and Renovation Wave

PUBLISHED: September 21, 2020

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.

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