EURELECTRIC Annual Activity Report 2010
EURELECTRIC Annual Activity Report 2010
EURELECTRIC Annual Activity Report 2010
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activity report <strong>2010</strong><br />
ElEcTrIcITy IssuEs -<br />
our work And whAT<br />
wE sTAnd for<br />
10<br />
Electricity remains a cornerstone of the European economy. Since 1980, demand for elec tricity<br />
has steadily increased – a trend that is projected to continue in the coming decades.<br />
As the Union of the European Electricity Industry, <strong>EURELECTRIC</strong> is continuously striving to<br />
ensure the right framework conditions that allow the European power sector to fulfil the demand<br />
for a secure, market-based and low-carbon electricity supply. Confronting head-on the important<br />
challenges we face, we have not only declared our goal of achieving carbon-neutral electricity<br />
by 2050, but have subsequently shown through our Power Choices study that this goal is<br />
technically and economically feasible. The <strong>EURELECTRIC</strong> publication 20 Steps Towards 2020,<br />
presented to EU Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger in September <strong>2010</strong>, outlines the twenty<br />
concrete measures needed for the European electricity sector to fulfil this commitment and turn<br />
our vision of a carbon-neutral, secure and integrated European electricity market into reality.<br />
Promoting integrated markets, low-carbon technologies, strong partnerships, and a more<br />
intelligent use of electricity are just some of the measures that will contribute to achieving our<br />
objective. The following pages present a cross section of <strong>EURELECTRIC</strong>’s varied activities in <strong>2010</strong><br />
and paint a first picture of the initiatives we can expect for the upcoming months and beyond.
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