The EU sustainable Energy week will follow the adoption on 23 January by the Commission of an ambitious set of measures responding to the challenges of climate change and reiterating Europe's role in assuming leadership towards reaching a low carbon society.
With its second edition, the EU Sustainable Energy Week will address key strategies and stakeholders' initiatives for a more sustainable future, covering the new EU energy policy package, intelligent technologies and a less energy-consuming lifestyle, transport and urban mobility, carbon capture and storage, energy performance of buildings and appliances, photovoltaic technologies, cogeneration, international cooperation, and much more.
One of the many highlights of the week will be on 28 January when representatives of the EU, of big retail companies, of certain utilities and light bulb producers[1], in the presence of the Commissioner, will sign an agreement to facilitate the distribution of several dozen million energy efficient light bulbs throughout Europe. On 29 January Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs together with representatives of European cities will endorse the start of the Covenant of Mayors.
There is a formal commitment by the cities to reduce their CO2 emissions beyond the EU 20% objective. Almost 100 cities throughout Europe, including 15 capitals, have expressed their willingness to join this initiative.
The European Sustainable Energy Week is organised by the Commission under the umbrella of the Sustainable Energy Europe Campaign (SEE).