Four years after its launch, the European Court of Auditors has found that REPowerEU has lost momentum, with member states earmarking only 54.3 billion euros of the 300 billion euros needed and renewables build-out falling far short of the 103 GW target.
Against this backdrop, DENEFF and the European Initiative for Energy Security are calling for energy efficiency to be embedded in industrial, security and defence policy as the "first fuel of security." Both organisations argue that cutting demand reduces import dependence, eases pressure on grids and reserves, and strengthens the resilience of critical and military infrastructure more cost-effectively than supply expansion alone. (hcn)
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The case for treating energy efficiency as a security asset
REPowerEU: four years on, 82 percent of funding still unspent
