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The Intelligent Energy - Europe Programme provides support for actions, in three key areas:
(a) to foster energy efficiency and the rational use of energy resources;
(b) to promote new and renewable energy sources and to support energy diversification;
(c) to promote energy efficiency and the use of new and renewable energy sources in transport.
The COMMERCE project is funded through STEER: which covers actions targeted at ENERGY use IN TRANSPORT.
Transport plays a central role in the European economy and accounts for almost 20% of total primary energy consumption in Europe. 98% of the energy consumed in this sector is fossil fuel. As transport is also the fastest growing sector in terms of energy use, it is essential to tap the potential for energy-efficiency gains in this sector.
STEER has two key actions within which a project can be structured: Alternative Fuels and Energy Efficient Transport.
COMMERCE is working within the objectives of the Energy Efficient Transport key action.
The objectives of Energy Efficient Transport are:
| • | To encourage a shift of passengers and/or freight to less energy-intensive modes, especially in urban areas and over long distances. | |
| • | To reduce unnecessary demand for transport. | |
| • | To increase the energy efficiency of transport and promote co-modality. | |
| • | To transfer, apply and promote widely well-proven best practice, strategies and technologies. | |
| • | To raise the awareness of different target groups of the impact of their mobility behaviour on energy efficiency and to motivate and achieve changes in behaviour. |
For further information about Intelligent Energy Europe please click here http://ec.europa.eu/energy/intelligent/index_en.html.
