Electrification Alliance Releases Declaration.

Brussels – Entitled “Powering a climate neutral, competitive and secure Europe", this declaration calls on EU policymakers to accelerate the uptake of clean and renewable electricity as the most cost-effective and energy efficient strategy to deliver a climate neutral Europe.

AIE and its 8 fellow Electrification Alliance core members have received the support of 100 organisations from major industrial sectors and civil society, all rallied behind the Alliance's vision of climate neutrality through electrification.  

The Declaration released today calls on EU policymakers to deliver a meaningful Green Deal and fast-track Europe’s electrification by:

• Mainstreaming clean and direct electrification in the heating, cooling and transport sectors (including heat pumps and electric vehicles), as the most cost-effective and energy efficient strategy to address climate change;

• Supporting a robust industrial strategy towards climate neutrality to ensure Europe’s leadership in renewables-based, decarbonised and digital electricity solutions including electrolysers;

• Ensuring that investments in energy networks, especially smart electricity grids, support the transition to a climate neutral economy;

• Modernising the energy taxation regime to accelerate the shift towards decarbonising electricity consumption and increased uptake of clean electricity in end-use sectors;

• Securing sufficient financing in the EU budget to support regions and Member States with a different starting point, including a meaningful Just Energy Transition Fund;

• Targeting Research and Innovation funding to accelerate a cost-effective transition in hard to abate sectors (e.g. cement, shipping, aviation), notably through an increase of the Horizon Europe budget to €120 bn. 


Read the full press release here.

Read the Declaration here. 

About the Electrification Alliance

The Electrification Alliance, founded in 2017, gathers strong advocates of the Paris Climate Agreement in a call to recognise renewable, clean and smart electricity as the key energy carrier for an efficient and decarbonised European future. In doing so, the Alliance members are working towards enabling technologies to advance Europe’s competitiveness, economic growth, job creation, and the promotion of a sustainable society for European citizens.

About AIE 

For over 60 years, the European Association for Electrical Contractors (AIE)has represented the interests of electrical contractors at EU-level. AIE works as a network to exchange information and best practices for electrical contractors between its members and to inform policy makers to ensure all electrical systems are installed safely and efficiently in Europe.

For more information 
Federico Fucci – Communications Advisor
T: +32 (0)2 253 42 22
Email: federico.fucci@aie.eu

6 November 2019