EU Climate and energy framework
2030 targets
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on the 2030 Climate Target Plan. It intends to increase the EU’s 2030 target for greenhouse gas emission reductions to at least -50% and towards -55% compared to 1990 levels.
Research, Innovation & Development
Energy infrastructures
EGEC responded to the Inception Impact Assessment (IIA) on the European initiative on the use of Galileo in Critical Infrastructures.
EU Climate and energy framework
Energy infrastructures, Internal market for heat
EGEC answers to the questions posed by the European Commission on the Smart Sector Integration strategy.
EU Climate and energy framework
Energy infrastructures, Internal market for heat
This note calls for a forward-looking, modern, secure and smart energy network infrastructure to reach climate neutrality in 2050.
EU Climate and energy framework
Energy infrastructures
EGEC's response to the consultation on the EU Hydrogen Strategy Roadmap consultation and the use of renewable hydrogen
EU Climate and energy framework
Renovation Wave
EGEC calls for social housing and fuel poverty buildings to be classified as European energy infrastructure
EU Climate and energy framework, Financing
2030 targets
EGEC provided inputs to the process of designing the European Renewable Energy Financing Mechanism, which will finance renewable energy projects across Europe.
EU Climate and energy framework, Research, Innovation & Development
2030 targets, Horizon Europe
EGEC and two other associations sent a joint letter to Mariya Gabriel, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, proposing to close the gap in the Green Deal Call when dealing with Geothermal District Heating.
Financing
Energy infrastructures, Internal market for heat
The GEORISK Consortium sent an open letter to DG Energy Director-General Ditte Juul Jørgensen, European Commission, calling for the establishment of an EU risk management scheme for geothermal energy. In particular, this scheme should be tied to instruments that structure the European energy market such as TEN-E or the Connecting Europe Facility.
EU Climate and energy framework
Horizon Europe
EGEC provided recommendations for the Horizon 2020 EU Green Deal Call.