Press Release: Towards a sustainable energy future: European Commission launches first Sustainable Energy Week

Following the launch, on 10 January 2007, of the proposal for a new Energy Policy for Europe, the European Commission will launch on 29 January the first EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW), a series of events that will bring together 44 stakeholders. The participants in this first EUSEW cover most sectors of activity in renewable sources of energy and in energy efficiency, at all levels of responsibility: public and private, European, international, national, regional and local. Its major aim is to set the basis for the accomplishment of the measures necessary to implement two key pillars of the proposed new Energy Policy: accelerating the shift to low carbon energy and boosting energy efficiency. "Energy Policy is not only about legislation, but also about communicating, hearing, and bringing together all stakeholders. With the EU Sustainable Energy Week, the Commission leads the most willing stakeholders to undertake together a real European energy revolution", said Energy Commissioner, Andris Piebalgs.

European Commission: DG Communication: MEMO/07/30 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/07/30&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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