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Energy efficiency industries call for Heads of State and Government to agree upon a binding energy savings target
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Industry leaders of household name companies, all involved in producing and developing products and services to make energy use significantly more efficient, have signed a joint letter to the European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and all national Heads of State and Government pressing them to fully address energy savings in the upcoming European Energy Summit in Brussels on the 4th February 2011.
Europe is almost certain to miss its 2020 energy savings target unless extra effort is made immediately. The most recent estimate (ref) by the European Commission suggests that Europe will only make it half the distance, saving an estimated 9% by 2020 against its own indicative target of 20%.
The letter stresses the need to give energy efficiency priority of place on the list of actions open to Europe under the Energy Strategy 2020 and underlines how important it is that the Summit itself spurs firm action on energy savings measures across Europe.
Current voluntary efforts are failing; a binding commitment to deliver the 20% energy savings target by 2020 is paramount to position the EU as the world leader in the shift to a sustainable, resource-efficient economy.
Tony Robson, Group CEO of Knauf Insulation said “Our industries are looking to Europe’s political leaders for strong commitment and action in this field: making the 20% energy savings target a real policy commitment should, in our view, be a top priority.”
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List of signatories to CEO letter on energy efficiency:
AB Electrolux
Enderson Guimaraes
CEO Major Appliance Division
Europe
AGC Glass Europe
Jean-François Heris
CEO
A-Line Belgium
Dirk Van Assche
CEO
Arçelik
Levent Çakıroğlu
General Manager
Ariston Thermo Group
Paolo Merloni
CEO
AURA
Martin Malmros
CEO
Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte
Kurt-Ludwig Gutberlet
CEO
Candy Hoover Group
Silvano Fumagalli
Chairman of the Board
Carrier Europe, Middle East, Africa
Philippe Delpech
President
Centrax
Richard Barr
CEO
Daikin Europe
Frans Hoorelbeke
Chairman
De’Longhi
Fabio De’Longhi
CEO
Fagor Group
Fernando Gómez-Acedo
Chairman of the Board
Gorenje
Franjo Bobinac
President & CEO
Guardian Industries Corp.
Luc Theis
Group Vice President
Honeywell Building Solutions
Edwin Pittomvils
Vice President and General Manager
Europe and North Africa
Huntsman Polyurethanes Europe
Nick Webster
VP
Indesit Company
Marco Milani
CEO
Isover
Benoit Carpentier
CEO
Kingspan Insulation
Gene Murtagh
CEO
Knauf Insulation
Tony Robson
Group CEO
Liebherr-Hausgeräte
Helmuth Bauer
General Manager Product Development
Miele
Eduard Sailer
Board Member
Nestaan Holland BV
Kay H. Hennekens
Managing Director
NSG Group
Philip Ramsey
VP Technology
Paroc Oy Ab
Väinö Tuomisalo
CEO
Paul Bauder GmbH & Co KG
Gerhard Bauder
CEO
Recticel sa
Olivier Chapelle
Chief Executive Officer
Rockwool
Jakob Sørensen
Member of Group Management
Saint-Gobain
Jean-Pierre Floris
Senior Vice President
Solutia Inc.
Michael Donnelly
President & General Manager - Performance Films
SOMFY
Jean-Philippe Demaël
CEO
Synthesia Internacional SLU
Sergio Balcells
General Director & CEO
URSA
Daniel Llinas
CEO
Walki Group
Leif Frilund
President and CEO
Whirlpool Europe
Bracken Darrell
President
For more information please contact EEIF via:
Fiona Riddoch, Managing Director COGEN Europe
Tel: +32 2 772 8290 Fax: + 32 2 772 5044 Email: eeif@eeif.eu