Energy savings deal pushed back to 2012

EurActiv reported that EU energy ministers reiterated their opposition to binding energy savings targets at a Council meeting on the 24 November 2011, leaving a political agreement for the incoming Danish EU Presidency in the first half of 2012.

• Primary Source

EurActiv, 8.12.11: Energy efficiency faces storm of ideas, funding remains taboo http://www.euractiv.com/energy-efficiency/energy-efficiency-faces-storm-id-news-509535

Council of the European Union: Press Release: PRES/11/442: Transport, Telecommunications and Energy (Energy items) http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/trans/126330.pdf

ESO: Background information: Backstage battle over energy efficiency directive http://www.europeansources.info/record/backstage-battle-over-energy-efficiency-directive/

European Commission: DG Energy: Energy Efficiency: Energy Efficiency Directive http://ec.europa.eu/energy/efficiency/eed/eed_en.htm

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