A European Commission plan to boost energy efficiency to help reduce dependency on oil and gas and reduce greenhouse gas emissions faces intense criticism for its lack of specific targets for individuals nations and specific sectors. With the European Union falling behind on its non-binding target to realize a 20 percent energy savings by 2020 through efficiency, the European Commission's new plan, released March 8, called for a range of measures, including requiring EU member states to modernize 3 percent of all public buildings on an annual basis and establish energy efficiency requirements for public procurement contracts.
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