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TothekindattentionofProfessorAdamGIEREKMEP

RapporteurontheEnergyEfficiencyDirectiveCC:ITREandENVIMembersoftheEuropeanParliament

Brussels,6November2017

DearProfessorGierekMEP,DearITREandENVIMembersoftheEuropeanParliament, RE: More than 50 companies and business organisations unite in a strong call for an ambitious and comprehensive EnergyEfficiencyDirective(EED)tosecureandstimulateinvestmentsinEurope.TheCleanEnergyPackage forAllEuropeans isauniqueopportunity for theEUtoshow leadershipandconsistency inviewof theimplementationoftheParisAgreement.Themostcost-effectivewaytomeetourglobalcommitments,achievetheobjectivesoftheEnergyUnionandmakeEuropemorecompetitiveistoimplementthe“EnergyEfficiencyFirst”principle.InthissenseandaheadoftheforthcomingITRECommitteevoteontheEED,amultisectoralgroupofcompaniesuniteinacallto:

• supportthebindingnatureoftheEUtargettostrengtheninvestorconfidence;• increase the level of ambition of the target to a cost-effective 40%by 2030, expressed both in primary and final energy

termstoensureaholisticapproachtoenergyefficiencyinvestmentsandservicesandprovidealegalbasistothepromotionofbothend-useandgenerationanddistributionefficiency;

• extendthe1.5%nationalenergysavingsobligationbasedonannualenergysalestofinalcustomersbeyond2020,eliminateloopholes and design energy efficiency obligation schemes and/or alternative policy measures that are in line with the“EnergyEfficiencyFirst”principle.

Thepositiveimpactofsuchmeasuresissupportedbystrongevidence.ArecentreportpublishedbytheEuropeanCommission1hasoutlined,onceagain,thatenergyefficiencycanachieveupto46.6%GHGemissioncutsin2030,increaseEU’sGDPby2.2%,create2millionnewjobs,save€77billioninannualhealthcarecostsandliftmillionsofhouseholdsoutofenergypoverty.In this regard, energy efficiency is a clear business opportunitywith a high return on investment and requires a solid regulatoryframeworkthatwillprovideincentivestoallinvolvedstakeholders.AmongthelegislativedossiersproposedbytheEuropeanCommissioninNovember2016,thereviewsofboththeEnergyEfficiencyDirective(EED)andtheEnergyPerformanceofBuildingsDirective(EPBD)representamajoropportunitytostrengthenthebusinessandinvestors’confidence.Thebuildingsector,togetherwithtransport,representsthehighestend-usesavingspotentialaccordingtoin-depthevaluations2.Andin its recent vote on the EPBD review, the European Parliament recalled its ambition to increase the rate and depth of buildingrenovationsbenefitting consumers through lower consumption, lowerbills and improved living conditions. Yet for this tobecomereality,afullycoherentlegislativeframeworkisrequiredwithamatchingambitionintheEED.WetrustthatyouwillsupportthesemuchneededpolicymeasuresthroughanambitiousrevisionoftheEED,effectivelyembodyingthe“EnergyEfficiencyFirst”principle.

1“Themacro-levelandsectoralimpactsofenergyefficiencypolicies”(July2017)2 Fraunhofer ISI (2013): “Analysis of a EuropeanReference Target System for 2030”. The study is based on themost detailed bottom-up assessment of the cost-effectiveenergysavingspotentials,whichconsidersdynamicaspectsintheuptakeoftechnologies.FraunhoferISI,togetherwithPWCandTUWien,preparedthenewreportforthe2016ImpactAssessmentofDGENERwhichstatesthat,usinglowdiscountrates,economicpotentialsmaybe37%in2030forfinalenergyand40%forprimaryenergy.

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