Energy efficiency: multiple and collective benefits for Europe and why energy efficiency should have a central role in DG ENTER strategy for a new EU industrial policy

This document provides an overview of the multiple benefits of an energy efficient Europe.

The objective is to draw attention to:

• the economic, environmental and social potential of a European energy efficiency market

and to provide a multi-stakeholder contribution of vision and ideas for:

• the ongoing development of DG ENTR Communication on a new industrial policy for Europe

The non-paper is presented in four sections aimed at answering the following questions:

1. What are the multiple and collective benefits that would result from a boost to the European energy efficiency market?
2. What are the main barriers to the development of a European energy efficiency market?
3. What are the tools which would solve these problems?
4. What are the financial resources available for ambitious energy efficiency projects in the EU?

This non paper has been drafted by the European Alliance to Save Energy (EU-ASE) with the support of NGOs and other European stakeholders.