Science|Business
Policy Analysis: Cleantech, Energy, Policy
Published: 14 June 2012
EU’s drive for low-carbon economy by 2050 requires “revolution” in energy sector

Gail Edmondson, Science|Business

Steep emissions cuts will require a surge in renewable energies - and lots of incremental innovations to get there, says Philip Lowe, Director General for Energy at the European Commission


Philip Lowe, Director General for Energy at the European Commission. Image: Bernard De Keyzer

Europe has many of the technologies in hand to engineer a low-carbon economy by 2050. But getting there will require a radical shakeup to its energy market.

“Europe’s strategy for a low carbon economy implies a revolution in its energy sector,” said Philip Lowe, Director General for Energy at the European Commission, speaking on 12 June at the Science|Business conference in Brussels on ‘Inventing Europe’s Energy Future’, supported by GE. “There are certain elements of the strategy...

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