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EU energy: decarbonisation and economic competitiveness

The House of Lords EU Agriculture, Fisheries, Environment and Energy Sub-Committee invited contributions to its new inquiry into EU energy: decarbonisation and economic competitiveness. The deadline for written submissions was Wednesday 3 October 2012.

EU energy: Call for Evidence ( PDF 64 KB)

How can the push for green energy be made consistent with pulling the EU (and the UK) out of the current economic mire? That is the fundamental question at the heart of the House of Lords Agriculture, Fisheries, Environment and Energy EU Sub-Committee’s new inquiry, EU energy: decarbonisation and economic competitiveness, launched today.

Issues the Committee expect to cover during the inquiry include:

Energy’s contribution to economic growth: How can EU energy policy reconcile the objectives of decarbonisation and contributing to economic growth?
Common EU approach: how true is it that a common EU approach will help keep the costs of transforming the energy system down?
The Internal Market in energy: should competition throughout the whole of the supply chain be afforded greater attention?
Reducing energy costs: how might price reductions jeopardise attempts to decarbonise? What are the implications of consumer preferences over the energy mix, particularly onshore wind, for price?
Gas: should the EU encourage the development of unconventional gas?

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Publications

Title	Date published
EU energy: decarbonisation and economic competitiveness - Uncorrected evidence (23 Jan 13 3.00pm) ()	01 February 2013
EU energy: decarbonisation and economic competitiveness - Uncorrected evidence (30 Jan 13) ()	05 February 2013
EU energy: decarbonisation and economic competitiveness - Uncorrected evidence (23 Jan 2013 12.30pm) ()	01 February 2013
EU energy: decarbonisation and economic competitiveness - Uncorrected evidence (23 Jan 13 1.30pm) ()	01 February 2013
EU energy: decarbonisation and economic competitiveness - Uncorrected evidence (23 Jan 13 5.15pm) ()	01 February 2013
EU energy: decarbonisation and economic competitiveness - Uncorrected evidence (23 Jan 13 10.30am) ()	30 January 2013
EU energy: decarbonisation and economic competitiveness - Evidence ()	29 October 2012

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Members interests

Members' interests in relation to this inquiry

The Members of the EU Agriculture, Fisheries, Environment and Energy Sub-Committee have declared the following interests in relation to this inquiry:

Interests ( PDF 43 KB)

Members are required to register any financial and non-financial interests that a reasonable member of the public might think would influence their actions in Parliament. The full text of the Register is available online: