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Article: ENERGY: EUROPEAN COMMISSION ADOPTS ACTION PLAN ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY.
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- European Report
- Article date:
- April 29, 2000
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There is still an estimated economic potential for energy efficiency improvement of more than 18% of present energy consumption in the EU today as a result of market barriers which prevent wider penetration of energy-efficient technology and more efficient use of energy, the Commission says. This potential is equivalent to roughly the total final energy demand of Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Greece and the Netherlands put together.If a proposed indicative target for improvement of energy intensity by an additional one percentage point per year above the estimated yearly baseline change is met, this can realise two-thirds of the available savings potential by the ...