MEPs express concern over DG Energy and Climate proposals

A group of MEPs has expressed concern over European Commission plans to create a new Directorate-General (DG) for energy and climate. In an open letter to Commission President José Manuel Barroso, the group, led by Avril Doyle (European People’s Party, Ireland), argues that climate policies “require a transversal and sustainable approach, looking at industrial emissions, transport, energy, buildings, agriculture, development and foreign policy, and we feel that having a Directorate General responsible for both energy and climate would not be best placed to deliver such a horizontal approach”. A Commission task force presented proposals for the new DG at the end of April, and raises the possibility of moving responsibility for the EU’s Emission Trading Scheme (ETSⁱ) to the new department.

The Open Letter can be found here