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EU launches sustainable energy campaign
BRUSSELS, Jul 18, 2005 -- Xinhua
The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union (EU), launched on Monday a four-year campaign to raise public awareness on sustainable energy. The targets include an increase in the share of renewable energy up to 12 percent by 2010, and estimated savings in energy consumption of 20 percent by 2020. Unveiled by EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs, the " Sustainable energy Europe" campaign sets out a number of goals aimed at EU citizens and decision makers. Piebalgs said that he wanted to ensure that there was a strong EU level of public understanding of sustainable energy technologies. "The main focus of this campaign is to act as a catalyst for continued development, promotion and market update of sustainable energy technology," said the Latvian commissioner at the campaign' s launch ceremony. Newly created events and information sources, including the introduction of annual sustainable energy awards, a yearly conference, and a campaign website for decision makers, the media and the general public are all expected to increase awareness. A key component of the campaign are the introduction of " sustainable energy partnerships", made up of organizations that are currently involved in or plan to implement projects and programs that impact on the EU's energy environment. "It's a win-win situation, from our side we promote sustainable energy in Europe from the other side we get better visibility for partnership projects and programs," said Piebalgs. News Provided By |
