EU governments back energy efficiency deal

摘要

London—Permanent representatives from EUnational governments officially backed a dealon binding energy efficiency measures up to2020, EU energy commissioner Guenther Oet-tinger said June 14.The deal was hammered out late June 13by negotiators from the European Parliamentand the European Council, representing mem-ber states. But it does not go as far as envis-aged by the European Commission, whichproposed the measures to make sure the EUmeets its goal of boosting energy efficiency by20% by 2020.