Environment organisations want EU infringement proceedings against Germany because of insufficient energy efficiency measures

Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) and Friends of the Earth Germany (BUND) are launching an official complaint against Germany with the European Commission because of the “inadequate implementation” of the energy efficiency directive (EED). The environment organisations want the Commission to start infringement proceedings to put more pressure on the German government to increase its climate action. They claim the country’s current measures are not enough to achieve the target of 1.5 percent energy savings per year. They also say that many instruments (e.g. truck toll, air transport tax and emissions trading) are not clearly geared towards achieving more energy efficiency.

Read the press release in German here and find the complaint in English here.