Improving Energy Efficiency: An Obvious and Urgent Next Step

The primary demand is a binding EU energy efficiency target for 2040. The co-signatories stress that neither the EU's renewable energy targets nor its electrification goals should replace a reduction in our overall energy demand.

Furthermore, while the current systems are proving successful, the path forward requires certainty. A binding final energy efficiency target for 2040 provides the consistent, long-term signal that will support public and private investment, strengthen industrial resilience and supply chains and empower businesses to develop the skills and capacity needed for the next decade.

For these reasons, Orgalim proudly joins the call to the European Commission to ensure a binding 2040 energy efficiency target in the upcoming post-2030 framework. In such a moment of turbulence, energy efficiency remains Europe's first fuel and its most reliable shield.