Published on 01 June 2021
Overview
The Electrification Alliance establishes the priorities for the Fit for 55 package with dedicated recommendations on key legislative files :
- Carbon pricing and energy taxation e.g. to:
- Ensure a level playing field between energy carriers
- Set standards to avoid double taxation of end-use flexibility solutions
- Renewable energy - revision of the Renewable Energy Directive e.g. to:
- Increase the 2030 renewable energy target to levels in line with the European Commission impact assessment
- Promote and accelerate demand-side flexibility efforts
- Remove obstacles to solar, wind & electricity grid deployment, e.g. in relation to permitting
- Keep the RED II unambiguously for renewable energies
- Energy system efficiency - revision of the Energy Efficiency Directive e.g. to:
- Increase the 2030 energy efficiency target
- Ensure that the energy efficiency first principle is applied at system level
- Review the Primary Energy Factor (PEF) for electricity
- Electrification of buildings - revisions of the Energy Performance in Buildings Directive e.g. to:
- Integrate buildings and transport sectors through direct electrification ready for smart charging
- Increase the required shares of renewables and energy efficiency improvements in heating and cooling systems
- Accelerate the deployment of on-site renewable electricity and demand-side flexibility sources
- Electrification of road transport - revisions of the CO₂ emission performance standards for cars and vans Regulation and the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive e.g. to:
- Tighten the CO₂ emission standards for cars and vans for 2025 and 2030
- Set an ambitious framework for a goal-driven, intelligent and dynamic roll out of charging infrastructure in Europe
- Prioritise roll-out flexible charging infrastructure (smart charging)
