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欧盟推出“加速欧盟计划”,旨在提升能源安全,保护消费者权益

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-- 欧盟周三公布了一项名为“加速欧盟”(AccelerateEU)的新倡议,旨在加速欧洲向清洁能源转型,加强能源安全,并在中东冲突的背景下保护家庭和工业免受价格冲击。 欧盟委员会执行副主席特蕾莎·里贝拉表示,最新的能源危机凸显了减少对化石燃料依赖的必要性,并防止能源被用作“统治或战争的工具”。 里贝拉在周三的新闻发布会上表示:“加快我们的能源计划对于安全——能源安全和经济安全——也至关重要。”她补充说,欧洲必须建立一个基于“清洁、本土解决方案、电气化和效率”的体系。 里贝拉指出,欧洲可再生能源发电量在第一季度创下历史新高,比上年同期增长15%,这表明能源转型势头强劲。 AccelerateEU计划概述了五大行动领域,包括协调一致的紧急措施、消费者保护、加快清洁能源部署、升级电网以及吸引投资进入能源转型。 欧盟成员国将保留在修订后的国家援助框架下,采取有针对性的临时支持措施的权力,以帮助受高能源价格影响最大的家庭和企业。 欧盟委员会提出了一系列措施,包括防止断电、推广节能以及为电动汽车等清洁技术引入社会租赁方案。 里贝拉表示,欧盟还将优先考虑社会公平,确保所有公民都能享受到能源转型带来的益处,例如更低的电费和更高的能源供应安全性。 与此同时,能源专员丹·约根森表示,持续冲突的影响可能会在未来几个月加剧,化石燃料进口成本已经飙升。 “自中东冲突爆发以来,我们的化石燃料进口支出增加了超过240亿欧元(281亿美元)。这相当于每天增加超过5亿欧元,”约根森说道。 约根森表示,欧盟将与成员国合作,在冬季来临前补充天然气储备,同时避免给市场带来额外压力,并确保包括航空燃料在内的充足燃料供应。 他重点介绍了欧盟已采取的措施,包括向低收入家庭发放能源券、减税以鼓励使用热泵以及为提高能源效率提供财政激励。 约根森呼吁欧洲各国政府优先投资清洁技术,而非化石燃料补贴,他认为此类投资既能带来短期缓解,又能实现长期节约。 “我们不应该把纳税人的钱浪费在化石燃料补贴上,”他说道,“我们应该用这些钱来发展能够逐年创造价值的现代技术。”

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