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"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the energy efficiency policies implemented so far by the various Member States for 2020 will not enable us to achieve the target of a 20% reduction in energy consumption; we will be lucky to manage 10%, which is a decidedly disappointing result.
If energy consumption continues to increase, achieving the 20% renewable energy target may also be in jeopardy, since that target is calculated as a proportion of the EU’s final energy consumption. I am firmly in favour of setting a binding target for energy efficiency also, so as to ensure that Europe’s climate and energy policies are mutually reinforcing.
Unfortunately, the facts suggest that counting on the goodwill of individual Member States is not going to work. The European Union must show the way with clear and effective policies and objectives. Let us stop investing in new facilities to produce more energy, and let us plough our money and our efforts into the cleanest energy in the world, energy that we can avoid using.
Lastly, I call for the adoption of Amendment 2, which calls on the Commission to launch an initiative on the energy performance of existing buildings in 2011."@en1
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