MEPs want a clear commitment to the ‘energy efficiency first principle’ as part of the EU’s strategy for integrating the energy system. This is what the compromise amendments to the own-initiative report by Christophe Grudler (Renew Europe, France) on this strategy, seen by EUROPE, on Wednesday 3 March, indicate.
“The most sustainable energy is the energy that is not consumed. This is my number one priority and the proposed compromise on the own-initiative report is very clear on...