In a letter sent to all EU leaders and senior officials (heads of state or government, ministers, commissioners, MEPs and national MPs) on Wednesday 1 April, more than thirty organisations from the renewable energy and energy efficiency sectors call on the European Union to put the Green Deal at the centre of the economic stimulus package to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.
“Covid-19 has forced the world into an economic pause. Now, you have the power to use the Green Deal to restart Europe”, wrote the signatories to the letter.
More specifically, they call on the European Commission to ensure that the ongoing supply of clean energy and ongoing investments in energy transition can continue in the current pandemic, and to use the stimulus packages to accelerate investments in energy efficiency, renewable heating and cooling, electricity, mobility, zero-carbon buildings, and industrial processes.
The organisations state that “investments in a zero-carbon infrastructure and innovative solutions are the best and most cost-effective route to economic recovery on a national and supranational level while at the same time preparing the grounds for a secure and sustainable energy system”.
To consult the letter, go to: https://bit.ly/343DTiF (Original version in French by Damien Genicot)