Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- I WORLD ENERGY ASSESSMENT
- II INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
- III INTERNATIONAL LAW DECLARATIONS AND OTHER SOFT LAW INSTRUMENTS
- IV ACTION PLANS AND MULTILATERAL OPERATION RECOMMENDATIONS
- V SELECT REGIONAL INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGREEMENTS
- VI SELECT NATIONAL LEGISLATION ILLUSTRATIVE OF SUSTAINABLE ENERGY LAW INNOVATIONS
- Convention of the African Energy Commission
- African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (1968)
- Integrated Energy Plan for the Republic of South Africa
- The Law on Energy Conservation of the People's Republic of China
- Utility Demand-side Management in China Opportunities and Policy Options: Selected Provisions
- Promotion Law of Renewable Energy Development and Utilization, the People's Republic of China (Draft for Advice)
- Law Concerning the Rational Use of Energy
- Fundamental Policies for Rational Use of Energy
- Enforcement Ordinance for the Law Concerning Rational Use of Energy
- Enforcement Regulations for the Law Concerning Rational Use of Energy
- Act on the Promotion of the Development, Use and Dissemination of New and Renewable Energy
- Energy Efficiency Building Code for Commercial Buildings in Sri Lanka
- Law on the Rational Use of Energy (1997)
- Commission Decision of 23 December 2003 Setting up an Executive Agency, the ‘Intelligent Energy Executive Agency’, to Manage Community Action in the Field of Energy in Application of Council Regulation (EC) No 58/2003
- Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Promotion of Cogeneration Based on a Useful Heat Demand in the Internal Energy Market
- Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Promotion of Cogeneration Based on a Useful Heat Demand in the Internal Energy Market
- Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 Establishing a Scheme for Greenhouse Gas Emission Allowance Trading Within the Community and Amending Council Directive 96/61/EC
- Directive 2001/77/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2001 on the Promotion of Electricity Produced from Renewable Energy Sources in the Internal Electricity Market
- Explanatory Memorandum and Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Energy Performance of Buildings
- Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Energy Performance of Buildings
- Act on Granting Priority to Renewable Energy Sources (Renewable Energy Sources Act), and Explanatory Memorandum
- Amending the Renewable Energy Sources Act – The Government Draft of 17 December 2003 in Detail
- The Ecological Tax Reform: Introduction, Continuation and Further Development to an Ecological Financial Reform
- Republic of Lithuania Law on Energy 16 May 2002 No. IX-884 Vilnius
- Act of 2 July 1998 Providing Rules in Relation to the Production, Transmission and Supply of Electricity (Electricity Act) [Including all Amendments Pursuant to the Gas Act 26463 and the Electricity Production Sector (Transition) Act 27250]
- Sustainable Energy Act 2003 Chapter 30
- 2003 No. 604 Climate Change Levy: The Climate Change Levy (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2003
- Energy Policy Act of 1992
- Law on Geothermal Energy Concessions Law No. 19.657 Ministry of Mining (Non-Official Translation)
- Index
Explanatory Memorandum and Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Energy Performance of Buildings
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 May 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- I WORLD ENERGY ASSESSMENT
- II INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
- III INTERNATIONAL LAW DECLARATIONS AND OTHER SOFT LAW INSTRUMENTS
- IV ACTION PLANS AND MULTILATERAL OPERATION RECOMMENDATIONS
- V SELECT REGIONAL INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGREEMENTS
- VI SELECT NATIONAL LEGISLATION ILLUSTRATIVE OF SUSTAINABLE ENERGY LAW INNOVATIONS
- Convention of the African Energy Commission
- African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (1968)
- Integrated Energy Plan for the Republic of South Africa
- The Law on Energy Conservation of the People's Republic of China
- Utility Demand-side Management in China Opportunities and Policy Options: Selected Provisions
- Promotion Law of Renewable Energy Development and Utilization, the People's Republic of China (Draft for Advice)
- Law Concerning the Rational Use of Energy
- Fundamental Policies for Rational Use of Energy
- Enforcement Ordinance for the Law Concerning Rational Use of Energy
- Enforcement Regulations for the Law Concerning Rational Use of Energy
- Act on the Promotion of the Development, Use and Dissemination of New and Renewable Energy
- Energy Efficiency Building Code for Commercial Buildings in Sri Lanka
- Law on the Rational Use of Energy (1997)
- Commission Decision of 23 December 2003 Setting up an Executive Agency, the ‘Intelligent Energy Executive Agency’, to Manage Community Action in the Field of Energy in Application of Council Regulation (EC) No 58/2003
- Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Promotion of Cogeneration Based on a Useful Heat Demand in the Internal Energy Market
- Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Promotion of Cogeneration Based on a Useful Heat Demand in the Internal Energy Market
- Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 Establishing a Scheme for Greenhouse Gas Emission Allowance Trading Within the Community and Amending Council Directive 96/61/EC
- Directive 2001/77/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2001 on the Promotion of Electricity Produced from Renewable Energy Sources in the Internal Electricity Market
- Explanatory Memorandum and Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Energy Performance of Buildings
- Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Energy Performance of Buildings
- Act on Granting Priority to Renewable Energy Sources (Renewable Energy Sources Act), and Explanatory Memorandum
- Amending the Renewable Energy Sources Act – The Government Draft of 17 December 2003 in Detail
- The Ecological Tax Reform: Introduction, Continuation and Further Development to an Ecological Financial Reform
- Republic of Lithuania Law on Energy 16 May 2002 No. IX-884 Vilnius
- Act of 2 July 1998 Providing Rules in Relation to the Production, Transmission and Supply of Electricity (Electricity Act) [Including all Amendments Pursuant to the Gas Act 26463 and the Electricity Production Sector (Transition) Act 27250]
- Sustainable Energy Act 2003 Chapter 30
- 2003 No. 604 Climate Change Levy: The Climate Change Levy (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2003
- Energy Policy Act of 1992
- Law on Geothermal Energy Concessions Law No. 19.657 Ministry of Mining (Non-Official Translation)
- Index
Summary
INTRODUCTION
In its Green Paper “Towards a European Strategy for Energy Supply” the Commission highlighted three main points:
The European Union will become increasingly dependent on external energy sources; enlargement will reinforce this trend. Based on current forecasts, if measures are not taken, import dependence will reach 70% in 2030, compared to 50% today.
At present, greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union are on the rise, making it difficult to respond to the challenge of climate change and to meet its commitments under the Kyoto Protocol. Moreover, the commitments made in the Kyoto Protocol must be regarded as a first step; climate change is a longterm battle involving the entire international community.
The European Union has very limited scope to influence energy supply conditions. It is essentially on the demand side that the EU can intervene, mainly by promoting energy savings in buildings and in the transport sector.
These observations provide strong reasons to economise the use of energy wherever possible. The residential and tertiary sectors have been shown to be the largest overall end users, mainly for heating, lighting, appliances and equipment. Numerous studies and practical experience show that there is a large potential for energy savings here, probably larger than in any other sector. Member State and Community efforts to realise this potential need, therefore, to be intensified.
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- Compendium of Sustainable Energy Laws , pp. 402 - 414Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2005