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IJ on January 13, 2007 - 5:22am Permalink | Subthread | Comments top

Excellent information. The essence seems to be: " beyond a new Energy Policy the EU still needs a new political model. . . only with clearer effective powers can the European Commission correctly achieve “one voice” Energy Policy for the EU."

However it is unlikely at present that member states will grant the EU draconian powers. And even if they did grant them, we learned a few days ago from testimony to a US Senate inquiry into energy: "it was not clear whether the U.S. could achieve energy independence even with the most “draconian” government interventions."

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Luis de Sousa on January 13, 2007 - 2:24pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

When I wrote that I wasn't thinking of draconian measures, I was thinking of measures solely.

Energy independency can be achieved in a different world, were life without cars and trucks is not only imaginable but also effective. And I’m saying that figuratively, I’ve nothing against cars, I want to mean a world were we use a lot less energy to do the same or similar things we do today. This morning I traveled 90 Km and spent about 3.5 Kwh.

These days the EU is functioning as a Confederation – a model that is curving on the weight of 27 member states. IMHO as we move closer to a Federation-like model, things can go much faster and change in time to energy independence.

Drive safely.

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