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"Mr President, this is very important to our debate, even if it is late at night, because I think the World Bank’s energy strategy is an opportunity. It is a genuine opportunity to respond to energy challenges.
If we also look at what the International Energy Agency is saying about energy poverty, about renewable energy, it is certainly a huge challenge, but the World Bank, together with our leadership, could make the necessary change. If we go back a couple of years in our Union’s history, our renewable energy target seemed impossible to meet, even if it was a rather humble target of 18%, if I recall correctly. Now it seems that we are well on track.
Sometimes, however, you need to take your courage in both hands and anticipate the real challenges. The World Bank makes the whole process very open. There will be the World Bank energy week in Washington. We could also submit our contributions to the World Bank, which is very open to new ideas. If we are courageous, that will give even more courage to the World Bank. So it is important that we go with open hearts and put these very ambitious ideas to the World Bank. Otherwise, many people could attempt to evade this challenge.
It is definitely a question of where to start. I would say it is still access to energy that we should be looking at, because access to energy also means sustainable and efficient energy. The recent trends in the countries we are working with show huge urbanisation, so in a way, it has changed the pattern of the whole energy riddle. It means not only decentralised generation, but also agglomeration areas, so energy efficiency, strange as it sounds, should also be part of the strategy.
Most importantly, we should beef up. We have energy facilities: EUR 200 million. You cannot do too much on energy with EUR 200 million. We need to envisage long-term funding, because I believe Europe’s trademark should be renewable energy. With this, and the capacities of the World Bank, we really could do something that matters, not only for energy supply, but also in terms of taking substantial steps to combat climate change."@en1
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