Annual Report GCI UICP - ceetb

Energy efficiency Action Plan
The European Commission launched in
spring 05 a wide consultation on the Green
Paper on Energy Efficiency.
In October 2006, the European Commission
presented its Energy Efficiency Action Plan.
With this plan, the Commission wants to
achieve the ambitious target of 20% energy
savings by 2020. If successful, the EU could
save more than 100 billion Euros per year. The
Energy Efficiency Action Plan will be implemented
over a period of six years. More than
75 actions were identified in ten priority areas
including:
• new energy performance standards for
different product groups such as boilers,
lighting and consider EU-wide white
certificate system;
• new energy standards for buildings,
including smaller buildings in the EPBD
and promoting low energy buildings
(“passive houses”) (2008-9);
• making power generation and distribution
more efficient;
• facilitate bank financing for investments
in energy efficiency by SMEs and ESCO’s;
• boosting efficiency in new member states;
• coherent use of taxation;
• awareness and education campaigns.
CEETB action:
In autumn 2005, the CEETB had submitted
a detailed response to the European
Commission consultation. Further discussions
with DG Transport and Energy (TREN) took
place in May 2006.
On the request of DG TREN, the CEETB
submitted a number of proposals relating to
awareness raising measures in June 2006.
On 22 June 2006, the CEETB was interviewed
as part of the Commission’s impact assessment
procedures. Although less ambitious than
some had hoped, the action plan includes a
number of key demands from the CEETB
regarding the energy performance of buildings,
ESCO financing and awareness raising
measures.
Framework directive on the
eco-design of energy-using products
Directive 2005/32/EC was adopted in 2005. It
will fix minimum ecological requirements,
including energy efficiency, for a wide range
of energy-using products based on a cradle to
grave approach. As the first implementation
step, the European Commission commissioned
a study into whether and which ecodesign
requirements should be set for a particular
product. This study should provide the
necessary information to prepare for the next
phases, which are the impact assessment,
the consultation of the Eco-design Forum
and a possible drafting of implementing
measures through the European standardization
bodies.
The study includes the following product
groups: Boilers, water heaters, office lighting,
street lighting, residential room conditioning
appliances, electric motors and commercial
refrigerators and freezers.
CEETB action:
Given the fact that the eco-design criteria will
include the installation and servicing phase,
CEETB member businesses are also indirectly
concerned. The CEETB therefore applied for
a place on the Eco-Design Advisory Forum.
The application was accepted in summer 2006.
The work of the group will start in spring 2007.
Furthermore the CEETB participated in the
stakeholder meeting organised by the
European Commission on 21 November 2006.
European climate change
programme – phase II
The ECCP was established by DG
Environment in 2000 and paved the way for a
number of important European initiatives
including the directives on the energy efficiency
of buildings and the energy services
directive. In autumn 2005, the Commission
launched the second phase of the ECCP. The
final report was presented in July 2006 and
provided input to the drafting of the EU
Energy Efficiency Action Plan.
ANNUAL REPORT 2006 / 07 9