Report on the Green Paper on Energy. Four years of European initiatives

The European Commission Green Paper entitled 'Towards a European strategy for the security of energy supply' and published in the year 2000 analysed the various options available with a view to stemming the increasing dependency of the European Union for energy supplies whilst continuing to pursue the EU's environmental goals. Over the past four years, a series of measures have been taken to meet with four key challenges: managing demand, the development of internal resources, enhancing the effectiveness of the internal market, and diversifying external sources. This report looks back over the developments made since this major debate was first launched in the EU and suggests future action that could be taken in this area.

European Commission: DG Energy and Transport: Energy: Green Paper: Towards a European strategy for the security of energy supply http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:52000DC0769:EN:NOT

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