Luxembourg
is making good progress towards its 2020 climate and energy targets, European
Commission Vice-President for Energy Union Maroš Šefčovič has said.
Šefčovič
was expected to visit Luxembourg for the second Energy Union Tour on October
23. The Vice-President was due to meet Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of
the Economy Etienne Schneider as well as the Minister for the Environment and
Climate Carole Dieschbourg. Vice-President Šefčovič will promote the different
components of the Energy Union stressing the need for investment in the clean
energy transition, which are at the heart of the Clean Energy for All Europeans
proposals. Further he will call on the Luxembourgish authorities to use its
forward-looking “Third Industrial Revolution” Strategy and its new “Climate
Pact” to meet the goals of the Energy Union. The Vice-President will also visit
the LuxÉnergie biomass co-generation plant.
“Luxembourg is making good progress towards
its 2020 climate and energy targets, as its emissions decreased by 16 percent
between 2005 and 2016. I believe that the recently adopted ‘Climate Pact’
between the state and municipalities is an excellent way forward and even a
model for others,” Šefčovič said. “Local involvement and leadership is vital
for our success in this area,” he added.
https://www.neweurope.eu/article/luxembourg-closer-2020-climate-energy-targets/