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BIOENERGY
pressure on consumers’ wallets. not neglect climate goals and storage could probably make it
undertakings when seeking to more economical and efficient to
The struggles with law proposals increase energy security. Instead, build local high-tech solutions.
such as the Emissions Trading new approaches could enable The technological breakthroughs
System and Market Stability synergies between these two goals. in recent years are providing
Reserve as well as indirect land- us with more tools than our
use change and biofuels have For this, the bioenergy sector precedent decision-makers
revealed how fundamentally may play a highly interesting role. have had. Now, we have the
different the energy structures of Heavyweight actors, both within responsibility to make use of
the EU Member States are. The the EU, but also within UN, stress these tools – if the Member States
division is enhanced when forming the potential of locally produced can overcome their differences
common policies and pushing biofuels. Especially forest-based in favour of a common goal. In
for progress, making the least bioenergy could have significant 1952 that was made possible
prepared states hit the brakes. This climate benefits, when managed through the European Coal and
stalls technological and economic sustainably, and attract much- Steel Community. It is as needed
development in EU, and also slows needed investments and job today, but one could – on good
down a multifaceted approach to opportunities especially to rural grounds – doubt EU’s ability to
energy security. parts of the EU. make far-reaching and intelligent
decisions. The EU won’t achieve
Not only – but perhaps in The counterpart of energy security by circulating
particular – as the COP 21 in interconnectivity is technological good intentions, but by concrete
Paris approaches, Europe should progress. New ways of energy action and cooperation. l
www.europeanenergyinnovation.eu
BIOENERGY
pressure on consumers’ wallets. not neglect climate goals and storage could probably make it
undertakings when seeking to more economical and efficient to
The struggles with law proposals increase energy security. Instead, build local high-tech solutions.
such as the Emissions Trading new approaches could enable The technological breakthroughs
System and Market Stability synergies between these two goals. in recent years are providing
Reserve as well as indirect land- us with more tools than our
use change and biofuels have For this, the bioenergy sector precedent decision-makers
revealed how fundamentally may play a highly interesting role. have had. Now, we have the
different the energy structures of Heavyweight actors, both within responsibility to make use of
the EU Member States are. The the EU, but also within UN, stress these tools – if the Member States
division is enhanced when forming the potential of locally produced can overcome their differences
common policies and pushing biofuels. Especially forest-based in favour of a common goal. In
for progress, making the least bioenergy could have significant 1952 that was made possible
prepared states hit the brakes. This climate benefits, when managed through the European Coal and
stalls technological and economic sustainably, and attract much- Steel Community. It is as needed
development in EU, and also slows needed investments and job today, but one could – on good
down a multifaceted approach to opportunities especially to rural grounds – doubt EU’s ability to
energy security. parts of the EU. make far-reaching and intelligent
decisions. The EU won’t achieve
Not only – but perhaps in The counterpart of energy security by circulating
particular – as the COP 21 in interconnectivity is technological good intentions, but by concrete
Paris approaches, Europe should progress. New ways of energy action and cooperation. l
www.europeanenergyinnovation.eu
