The Concerted Action on the EED (CA EED) supports EU Member States and Norway in the transposition and implementation of Directive (EU) 2023/1791 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 September 2023 on energy efficiency and amending Regulation (EU) 2023/955 (recast). This directive is referred to as the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED).
First adopted in 2012, the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) was updated in 2018 and 2023, setting rules and obligations for achieving the EU’s ambitious energy efficiency targets.
Enhancing the EU’s climate ambition is a core objective of both the European Green Deal and the REPowerEU plan. These initiatives aim to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050, all while ensuring future energy security and affordability. Therefore, the Commission has revised the Energy Efficiency Directive, together with other EU energy and climate regulations to ensure that the new 2030 target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% (compared to 1990) can be met.
To achieve the 2030 climate target and ensure energy security within the EU, energy efficiency must be prioritised. The recast Energy Efficiency Directive, published on 20 September 2023, significantly raises the EU’s ambition and places a strong emphasis on energy efficiency. It establishes ‘energy efficiency first’ as a fundamental principle of EU energy policy, recognising its vital role in practical policy applications and investment decision-making.
The EED raises the level of ambition of the EU energy efficiency target, making it binding for EU Member States to collectively ensure an additional 11.7% reduction of energy consumption by 2030, compared to the 2020 reference scenario projections. Under the updated rules, EU Member States have agreed to help achieve the EU target by setting indicative national contributions using a combination of objective criteria which reflect national circumstances (energy intensity, GDP per capita, energy savings potential and fixed energy consumption reduction).
