Powering a climate-neutral economy: An EU Strategy for Energy System Integration

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Document Type: Strategy

Role: Main

EU Strategy for Energy System Integration (COM/2020/299 final) published July 8, 2020

This document, COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS Powering a climate-neutral economy: An EU Strategy for Energy System Integration (COM/2020/299 final), published on July 8, 2020, outlines the European Union's strategy to transform its energy system to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 and higher greenhouse gas emission reductions by 2030, in line with the European Green Deal. The strategy aims to move away from rigid, vertical energy value chains towards an integrated system that flexibly combines different energy carriers, relies on distributed renewable energies, and is resource-efficient. The strategy identifies six pillars for coordinated action to address existing barriers to energy system integration: 1) making the energy system more circular and efficient, 2) accelerating electrification efforts through increased shares of renewable sources, 3) promoting renewable and low-carbon fuels, including hydrogen, for hard-to-decarbonise sectors, 4) making energy markets fit for decarbonisation and distributed resources, 5) increasing the integration of energy infrastructure, and 6) digitalising and supporting innovation. The strategy affects all sectors of the economy, including transport, industry, electricity generation, and heating. The primary deadlines mentioned are the overarching EU climate targets of climate neutrality by 2050 and higher GHG reductions by 2030; no specific compliance dates for individual measures are detailed in this excerpt.

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION Brussels, 8.7.2020 COM(2020) 299 final  COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS Powering a climate-neutral economy: An EU Strategy for Energy System Integration













 
1.An integrated energy system for a climate-neutral Europe
 
The European Green Deal
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 puts the EU on a path to climate neutrality by 2050, through the deep decarbonisation of all sectors of the economy, and higher greenhouse gas emission reductions for 2030.

Tags: Energy, Energy Transition, Climate Neutrality, European Green Deal, Policy, Renewables, Hydrogen, Energy Efficiency, Circular Economy, Digital Transition, Infrastructure, Innovation, Investment, Fuels, Electricity, Transport, Industry, Governance

Sector: Energy

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