The European Geothermal Energy Council (EGEC) called on the European Commission to create an internal European heat market on Tuesday 7 April in an open letter published on its website.
“The internal market for heat would unleash much needed investments in employment-rich renewable energy sources, while addressing the economic crisis”, said Philippe Dumas, the organisation’s Secretary General.
According to the geothermal energy industry in Europe, the current state of the internal energy market prevents the development of renewable solutions for heating and cooling services in the EU, as it “gives unfair advantage to electricity and fossil gas”.
In particular, EGEC denounces the lack of a carbon price on fossil gas, as well as the direct and indirect public subsidies to fossil fuels that continue to be granted by EU governments and institutions.
To read the letter: https://bit.ly/3e5ztwx (Original version in French by Damien Genicot)