European consumers could save a total of €40 billion on their energy bills between 2020 and 2030 if ecodesign and energy labelling policies were implemented without delay, according to a report by NGOs ECOS and the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) published on 14 September.
“Ecodesign has been proven to deliver on climate and circular economy objectives, however this essential framework is bizarrely being neglected. The result is more emissions and higher energy bills for citizens”, commented EEB member Jean-Pierre Schweitzer.
According to the two NGOs, only 25% of the work planned for the period 2016-2019 has been implemented to date at EU level. In addition, the European Commission’s work plan covering the period 2020-2024 is still being drafted and is expected to be adopted with a delay of at least two years, the organisations lament.
They estimate that this could result in 10 million tonnes (CO2eq) of additional CO2 equivalent emissions per year by 2030.
See the report: https://bit.ly/3CgNMcY (Original version in French by Damien Genicot)