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'''Energy Strategy''' is the compilation of energy policies of the European Union. They are driven by three main objectives:
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The [[Energy strategy of the EU]] refers to the compilation of energy policies of the European Union. They are driven by three main objectives: <ref>[http://ec.europa.eu/energy/en/topics/energy-strategy European Commission: DG Energy]</ref>
  
1. To secure energy supplies to ensure the reliable provision of energy whenever and wherever needed;<br />
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1) [[Security of supply]]: To secure energy supplies to ensure the reliable provision of energy whenever and wherever needed;
  
2. We want to ensure that energy providers operate in a competitive environment that ensures affordable prices for homes, businesses, and industries;<br />
 
  
3. We want our energy consumption to be sustainable, through the lowering of greenhouse gas emissions, pollution, and fossil fuel dependence.
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2) [[Competitiveness]]: To ensure that energy providers operate in a competitive environment that ensures affordable prices for homes, businesses, and industries;
  
[http://ec.europa.eu/energy/en/topics/energy-strategy The EU Commission's Energy Website ]
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3) '''Sustainability''': Sustainable energy consumption, through the lowering of greenhouse gas emissions, pollution, and fossil fuel dependence.
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=Links for further research=
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Latest revision as of 15:09, 19 July 2017

The Energy strategy of the EU refers to the compilation of energy policies of the European Union. They are driven by three main objectives: [1]

1) Security of supply: To secure energy supplies to ensure the reliable provision of energy whenever and wherever needed;


2) Competitiveness: To ensure that energy providers operate in a competitive environment that ensures affordable prices for homes, businesses, and industries;


3) Sustainability: Sustainable energy consumption, through the lowering of greenhouse gas emissions, pollution, and fossil fuel dependence.

Links for further research

  1. European Commission: DG Energy