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Insights, Experiences and Lessons learnt from theNational Energy Efficiency Action Plans
Promoting Energy Efciency in Europe
 
2Promoting Energy Efficiency in Europe
DisclaimerThe sole responsibility for the content of this reportlies with the authors. It does not necessarily reect theopinion of the European Communities. The EuropeanCommission is not responsible for any use that may bemade of the information contained therein.
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Brochure Presented by the Energy Efciency Watch ProjectCoordinated by EUFORES a.i.s.b.l.European Forum for Renewable Energy SourcesDr. Jan GeissAnne-Dorothé MüllerBased on the screening and in-depth analysis of National Energy Efciency Action Plans (NEEAPs)Wuppertal Institut GmbHDr. Ralf SchüleChristof ArensVera HöfeleEcofys Germany GmbHDaniel BeckerThomas BoermansKjell BettgenhäuserDr. Jochen HarnischPiotr JaworskiWuppertal, Cologne, Berlin, Brussels, January 2009
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3Promoting Energy Efficiency in Europe
 A common ag for Energy Efciency –The Energy Efciency Watch
“Europe is at a crucial point to dene its energy future!
In today’s world, Europe is facing rising oil and gas prices,threats to the security of energy supply and energy povertyas well as the already noticeable consequences of climatechange.Energy efciency is the quickest, cheapest and most directway to turn these challenges into real opportunities. Withexisting technologies, energy savings of up to 30% are al-ready feasible. Improved application of energy efciencycould cut around 20% of greenhouse gas emissions in theEU. However, most EU Member States are still not mak-ing use of these enormous opportunities and are lackingclear implementation of energy efciency measures on theground. In 2006, we and other Members of the EuropeanParliament and National Parliaments, founded the Energy Ef-ciency Watch Initiative to call for the promotion of energyefciency and knowledge sharing of good policy in that eldwithin Europe. The Energy Efciency Watch project (EEW), co-ordinated by EUFORES, is the centrepiece of the initiative andwe are happy to present its results.We are convinced that the results of the EEW will contrib-ute signicantly to raising awareness of energy efciency,enhancing a mutual learning process among EU MemberStates and helping Europe to reach its 2020 targets (20%Energy saved, 20% Energy from Renewable Energy, 20%Greenhouse gas reduction) which were afrmed by the Eu-ropean Heads of State and of Governments at the March2007 Summit.”
Mechtild Rothe, MEP, Vice-President of the European Par-liament, President of EUFORES
Claude Turmes, MEP, Vice-President of EUFORESFiona Hall, MEP, Vice-Presi-dent of EUFORES
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