ENERGY-CLIMATE STRATEGY : COALITION HIGHLIGHTS DANGER OF "ALL-ELECTRICITY" POLICY.

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"If we are serious about the energy transition, we will need a much more thoughtful approach to heating and cooling policy than what the Commission has proposed today. This means going beyond the baseless assumption that the electrification of heat is (a) our only option and (b) an inherently desirable outcome," Paul Voss, director of Euroheat & Power, told Europolitics. Speaking on behalf of the 11 member associations of the coalition, Voss pointed out that the European Parliament has twice asked the Commission to abandon its narrow pro-electricity focus and to fully include the heating and cooling sector in the development of a sustainable energy policy.Its efforts have brought no results to date. The EU executive's impact assessment accompanying its energy-climate strategy...

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