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Spring 2020 European Energy Innovation 5
The publishers of European Energy FOREWORD
Innovation would like to offer their
sincere thanks to all individuals Foreword
and organisations who have
contributed editorial images photos “A crisis is the sum of intuition and blind spots, a blend of facts noted and
and illustrations to the magazine. facts ignored.”
Whilst every effort has been made
to ensure accuracy of the content, The concept of a “climate emergency” had begun to gain real traction in
the publishers of European Energy mainstream media towards the end of 2019, propelled by the publicity
Innovation accept no responsibility surrounding people such as Greta Thunberg and events such as the
for errors or omissions. unprecedented bush fires in Australia. Accordingly, this quote seemed
an eminently suitable way to introduce our Spring Issue. But climate
The contents of European Energy emergency has recently been knocked off the front pages and self-isolation,
Innovation are protected by quarantine and lockdown now dominate the public discourse instead of
copyright. tipping points and emissions. However, recent imagery of Chinese NOx
emissions suggests parallels between any incipient economic downturn
All rights reserved. and that of 2008-10, which reduced emissions significantly.
European Energy Innovation is So in this issue, we are delighted that Karima Delli discusses emissions,
published by: transport and the Green Deal. She expresses disappointment with its
Prologue Media Ltd lack of ambition, given that transport is the only sector whose emissions
1a Shire Lane are increasing. But there is no lack of ambition in her clear call for “great
Chorleywood political measures” covering maritime and air transport, urban mobility
Hertfordshire WD3 5NQ and the Green Wave. Adrian Joyce, on the other hand, gives an upbeat
United Kingdom message about the commitment to launch a Renovation Wave. He explores
how financing the renovation of the EU’s building stock might not come
Tel: +44 1923 286238 only through traditional financing mechanisms, but from leveraging carbon
www.europeanenergyinnovation.eu taxes such as the ETS. He discusses how three member states have
programmes linking carbon pricing to energy efficiency: Germany, France
To obtain additional and the Czech Republic, before singling out the czech example of directing
copies please email info@ about a quarter of carbon revenues (€350m over the period 2014-18) to
europeanenergyinnovation.eu building renovations. And since cities generally involve buildings, we are
pleased to have a review by Remon Zakaria and Alex Hadzhiivanov of one
Editor of these “traditional financing mechanisms”. They discuss the role of the
Michael Edmund EBRD: almost €4billion spent in retrofitting buildings and almost €2billion
editor@europeanenergyinnovation.eu in increasing resource efficiency have between them delivered an estimated
an annual reduction of emissions of 14.3 million tonnes of CO2eq. They
Business Development Director review the many barriers to retrofitting, as well as the drivers - yet the
Philip Beausire average deep retrofit rate across the EU28 stands at just 1%.
philip@europeanenergyinnovation.eu
Reminding us that “Energy remains the source of 78% of GHG emissions
Director of Communications in EU 28” Jean-Marc Jossart reviews how the bioenergy sector can drive
Sophia Silvert Europe’s green transition. He cites impressive data to back the claim:
Mob: +32 4737 30322 bioenergy saved 303 MtCO2eq in 2017 - roughly the annual emissions of
sophia@europeanenergyinnovation.eu Spain.
Design & Production A final thought: the introductory quote comes from Michael Crichton’s “The
RayHeathDesign.com Andromeda Strain”.
Website design So even (and perhaps especially) if you are unfortunate enough to be in
pulseart.co.uk quarantine, there is more for you to read inside…
Print Michael Edmund
The Magazine Printing Company, Editor
Enfield, Middlesex, United Kingdom
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