Ambassador Bruton Testifies on EU Energy Policy Before the Senate Finance Committee

Ambassador John Bruton of the European Commission Delegation to the U.S. testified yesterday before the Senate Finance Committee on European Union policies and initiatives to curb greenhouse gas emissions and limit energy dependency; these measures include energy taxation and an emission trading scheme. "Although EU energy policy is far from being created from scratch – a number of energy efficiency and renewables promotion measures date back more than 10 years – it is just recently that the EU has opted for a comprehensive, integrated and ambitious policy set in the field of energy and the fight against climate change," said Ambassador Bruton.

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