The EU must cut internal energy waste by 20 percent by 2020 to combat import dependency on countries such as Russia, the European Commission's efficiency action plan will urge next week.
"Over half of all energy produced by Europeans is not being used by Europeans," said commission president Jose Manuel Barroso during a meeting with Norwegian foreign minister Jonas Gahr Store in Brussels on Tuesday (10 October), adding that unchecked waste will cost the EU €100 billion a year by 2020 an...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.