European energy policy must coordinate and optimise actions targeting the following three objectives:

• enable users to have access to energy sources which are as diversified as possible in terms of both geography and technology, and reflect the need to reduce the carbon intensity of energy supply;
• establish dynamic competition within and between energy sectors, enabling users to benefit from the most competitive prices possible;
• address the environmental impact of energy production and use through policies reflecting a sustainable development vision.

Energy efficiency: Reconciling economic growth and climate protection 26 November 2007 – 2007-01678-E.pdf (1.4 MB) At a press conference on 26 November 2007, President Seillière presented BUSINESSEUROPE's latest publication, which shows the enormous untapped potential of energy efficiency. Fostering efficient solutions to reduce energy and CO2 emissions necessitates keeping the industrial base in Europe, which is where efficient technologies are invented and developed. This implies avoiding competitive disadvantages imposed by the EU Emission Trading Scheme and by policies to increase the share of renewable energy in the EU.

2010

August

Towards a new energy strategy for Europe 2011-2020 (August 2010) - 2010-01624-E.pdf (182 kB) BUSINESSEUROPE's comments on the European Commission's stock-taking document

May

European Nuclear Assembly (ENA) meeting (11 May 2010) - 2010-01201-E.pdf (212 kB) Speaking notes for Philippe de Buck, Director General of BUSINESSEUROPE

April

Impact of the international climate negotiations on the situation of energy-intensive sectors (12 April 2010) - 2010-00969-E.pdf (203 kB) Response to the European Commission's public consultation in preparation of an analytical report

March

Sustainability requirements for the use of solid biomass (3 March 2010) - 2010-00686-E.pdf (47 kB) Letter to Philip Lowe, Director General, DG Energy

February

World Bank Group energy strategy: European private sector consultation (17 February 2010) - 2010-00583-E.pdf (166 kB) Key messages for MEDEF event

Priorities for the Spanish Presidency (2 February 2010) - 2010-00267-E.pdf (118 kB) Letter handed over to José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

2009

November

Measures to safeguard security of gas supply (26 November 2009) - 2009-02623-E.pdf (223 kB) Comments on the Commission proposal for a regulation repealing directive 2004/67/EC

Energy Council meeting on 7 December 2009 (26 November 2009) - 2009-02621-E.pdf (93 kB) Letter from Philippe de Buck to Maud Olofsson, Swedish Deputy Prime Minister

Revision of the energy tax directive (5 November 2009) - 2009-02443-E.pdf (126 kB) BUSINESSEUROPE's contribution

September

Recast of the Energy Labelling Directive (23 September 2009) - 2009-01946-E.pdf (695 kB) a BUSINESSEUROPE position paper

Declaration of the major economies business forum on energy and climate, Washington DC (22 September 2009) - 2009-01935-E.pdf (497 kB) /

Transatlantic relations from the perspective of energy and climate policy (11 September 2009) - 2009-01877-E.pdf (98 kB) Address by President Thumann at the 18th Franco-German meeting, Evian

February

Long-term contracts in energy supply (9 February 2009) - 2009-00308-E.pdf (56 kB) letter from Philippe de Buck to MEP Eluned Morgan<

Older

Exempting new gas infrastructures from third-party access provisions (28 July 2008) - 2008-01434-E.pdf (55 kB) a BUSINESSEUROPE position paper

Long-term contracts between energy users and suppliers (29 April 2008) - 2008-00718-E.pdf (55 kB) a BUSINESSEUROPE position

Energy for Europe: keeping all options open, including nuclear (23 November 2007) - 2007-01677-E.pdf (55 kB) /

Nuclear energy, part of a low-carbon energy future (21 November 2007) - 2007-01662-E.pdf ( kB) Declaration endorsed by BUSINESSEUROPE

How to progress towards the 2020 renewable energy goals in the EU (18 July 2007) - 2007-01110-EN.pdf (64 kB) BUSINESSEUROPE comments

EU Strategic Energy Technology Plan (20 June 2007) - 2007-00993-EN.pdf (97 kB) a BUSINESSEUROPE position paper

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