SPANISH ENERGY AUDITS: LEGAL REGIME APPLICABLE AND PRACTICAL ISSUES

摘要

The EU has unprecedented challenges resulting from increased dependence on energy imports and scarce energy resources, and the need to limit climate change. Energy efficiency is a valuable means to address these challenges. In this regard, it is important improving the EU's security of supply by reducing primary energy consumption and decreasing energy imports. It should be remembered that the Conclusions of the European Council of 8 and 9 March 2007 emphasised the need to increase energy efficiency in the EU to achieve the objective of saving 20 per cent of the EU's primary energy consumption by 2020 compared to projections. Likewise, the conclusions of the European Council of 4 February 2011 emphasised that the 2020 20 per cent energy efficiency target as agreed by the June 2010 European Council, which is presently not on track, must be delivered.