On Wednesday 13 July, members of the European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) voted in favour of increasing the EU’s ambition to reduce energy consumption, adopting by a very large majority (50 votes in favour, 7 against and 13 abstentions) the draft report by Niels Fuglsang (S&D, Danish) on the revision of the EU directive (2018/2002) on energy efficiency (EED).
MEPs want to aim for a 14.5% reduction in energy consumption in the EU by 2030 compared to...