Background

摘要

The draft directive on energy efficiency 1.COM(2011)0370 - was published by the Commission on 22 June 2011. It aims to bring the European Union back on track to reduce its estimated energy consumption for 2020 by 20%. Member states are expected to double the efforts they have made so far in the field. If the current trends continue, a mere 9% of energy savings could be realised by 2020, analyses show.