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FOREWORD
Foreword
Welcome to the Summer edition of EEI magazine: proud media partners of
EUSEW, the flagship “platform for sharing ideas and knowhow, and for forging
forthcoming raft of energy-related legislation, which concerns decarbonisation,
energy security and the development of a properly-functioning energy
marketplace, should emphasise energy as “a basic social right” with the interests
of citizens at its core: precisely the focus, she says of EUSEW this year.
We are delighted to feature a second article from EU Transport Commissioner
Bulc, who discusses the need for planet-wide solutions to the problems posed
by aviation emissions. She balances the positive contributions made by aviation:
economic growth, jobs, trade and, of course, mobility, with its environmental
impact: 2% of global CO2 emissions, a figure projected to grow strongly. There
is, she observes, growing difficulty in reconciling this growth with the concept of
sustainability, a difficulty that emphasises the importance of two key elements of
the European Aviation Strategy: The Single European Sky project and SESAR.
Echoing the supra-national theme, Director-General for Energy Dominique Ristori
discusses our response to the twin challenges presented by climate change
and the evolving geopolitical landscape. Europe’s 2030 targets on emissions,
energy efficiency and renewable energy, and its Framework Strategy for a
Resilient Energy Union both demand co-operation across Europe and beyond
its borders: “we cannot continue with fragmented solutions”, he says, but need
“a more integrated approach, based on the principles of solidarity and cross-
border cooperation.” Adding his perspective, Mario Campolargo explains how
the Internet of Things (IoT) can play a crucial role in helping Industry slash its
energy use, but that the key challenge is making sure that it is developed on a
pan-European basis.
In discussing the pursuit of the sustainable aviation goals set down as long as
2008, Michael Gill of ATAG acknowledges that new disruptive technologies may
still be decades away, while going on to emphasise the potential role of biofuels
within a four-pillar strategy for the industry. Eric Dautriat reviews the first seven
years of the Clean Sky project and the key achievements of Clean Sky1; and looks
forward to how the project is set to expand with Clean Sky2 – and beyond.
Elsewhere, Rémi Gruet explores the considerable potential of Ocean Energy:
there are plans to deploy 100GW by 2050, which could supply 76 million
households and create 400,000 skilled jobs. But, he asks, Is the EU willing to do
what it takes to get ocean energy over the line?
In times of great political uncertainty, of cross-border humanitarian catastrophe
and global climate change, a united response is needed more than ever. With co-
operation very much on our minds, we trust that you will be able to follow EUSEW
in some way or another. In the meantime, there is much more to read inside…
Michael Edmund
Editor