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28 Summer 2017 European Energy Innovation

DEVARBONISATION

Europe must show the way on

climate action

Clouds are gathering on the international climate agenda.

Kristian Ruby (pictured), Secretary General, EURELECTRIC

President Trump has decided Last year, the sector encouraged EU And of course in the transport sector,
to pull out of the Paris decision makers to accelerate CO2 where the shift from petrol to power
agreement, but no matter reductions through a comprehensive gives a clear climate benefit already
the decisions of the US, reform of the EU ETS. today.
Europe vows to keep fighting global
warming.” And last month we sent a very clear Based on the EU average electricity
signal to the international markets: mix, an electric car today only emits 50
NO NEW COAL PLANTS IN THE EU From 2020, no new coal power plants grams per kilometer - a fraction of what
AFTER 2020 should be built in Europe. petrol cars emit.
The European electricity sector strongly
supports an ambitious climate policy, CO2 REDUCTIONS THROUGH POLITICAL DRIVE FOR CHARGING
both globally and in the EU. ELECTRIFICATION INFRASTRUCTURE
The transformation of the electricity In the Clean Energy Package, which
Through EURELECTRIC, which sector must go hand in hand with is currently being discussed in the
represents more than 3500 companies electrification of other economic European Parliament and the Council,
across Europe, the sector already sectors. In industry as well as heating, there are a number of handles to
committed in 2009 to a fully CO2- electricity can help reduce CO2 ensure increased use of electricity in
neutral power supply by mid century. emissions. other sectors.

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