Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving – The ‘First Fuel’
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Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving – The ‘First Fuel’. / Schomerus, Thomas.
Research Handbook on EU Environmental Law. ed. / Marjan Peeters; Mariolina Eliantonio. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2020. p. 458-473.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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T1 - Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving – The ‘First Fuel’
AU - Schomerus, Thomas
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © The Editors and Contributors Severally 2020.
PY - 2020/6/26
Y1 - 2020/6/26
N2 - Energy efficiency and energy saving are the ‘first fuel’, offering enormous opportunities for tackling climate change. They also contain great economic potential because, in the long run, the return exceeds the costs. Article 194 TFEU allows EU-wide legislation, thereby steering Member States towards certain energy efficiency and energy saving goals. As part of a highly complex regulatory package, the Energy Efficiency Directive was amended in 2018, setting ambitious energy efficiency targets. However, its Energy Efficiency Obligation Scheme has not yet been implemented by all Member States. The Eco-Design Directive offers chances for improving the energy efficiency of electric and electronic appliances but is thwarted by increases in demand caused by more efficient technologies (so-called rebound effects). The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive still struggles with challenges due to the low renovation rate of existing buildings. It is therefore questionable whether the relevant EUs efforts will be in line with international climate change targets.
AB - Energy efficiency and energy saving are the ‘first fuel’, offering enormous opportunities for tackling climate change. They also contain great economic potential because, in the long run, the return exceeds the costs. Article 194 TFEU allows EU-wide legislation, thereby steering Member States towards certain energy efficiency and energy saving goals. As part of a highly complex regulatory package, the Energy Efficiency Directive was amended in 2018, setting ambitious energy efficiency targets. However, its Energy Efficiency Obligation Scheme has not yet been implemented by all Member States. The Eco-Design Directive offers chances for improving the energy efficiency of electric and electronic appliances but is thwarted by increases in demand caused by more efficient technologies (so-called rebound effects). The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive still struggles with challenges due to the low renovation rate of existing buildings. It is therefore questionable whether the relevant EUs efforts will be in line with international climate change targets.
KW - Law
KW - Environmental Governance
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U2 - 10.4337/9781788970679.00041
DO - 10.4337/9781788970679.00041
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85129608241
SN - 9781788970662
SP - 458
EP - 473
BT - Research Handbook on EU Environmental Law
A2 - Peeters, Marjan
A2 - Eliantonio, Mariolina
PB - Edward Elgar Publishing
ER -