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The European internal energy market would become the “solid backbone of Europe’s energy security” once completed, according to UK energy secretary Ed Davey.
Speaking at the Eurelectric annual convention in London today, Davey stated the EU needed to “get our own house in order” and “maximise the use of home-grown European energy”.
He said the “huge prize” of energy security coudl be achieved as a result, and this had become even more critical on the back of the Ukraine crisis.
Davey added: “It makes policy sense and political sense to embed a robust energy security strategy within an ambitious flexible EU 2030 policy framework.”
The energy secretary once again pushed for a carbon reduction target of 40 per cent to be the “central plank” of the EU climate change package for 2030, rather than for a renewables target.
He said the technology neutral approach would allow EU member states to “make use of everything nature and science has provided us” in the most cost efficient way for each individual nation.
Johannes Teyssen, group chief executive at Eon and president of Eurelectric, agreed with Davey and said the 40 per cent carbon target for 2030 was a “priority”.
He added: “Despite the threats to energy security, this has not changed the reasoning behind our request to the European council to opt for a single binding carbon reduction target.”
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