Piebalgs's six priorities are:
- Energy efficiency: The target is to save the equivalent of 70 million tonnes of oil per annum by 2010. According to Piebalgs, this would represent savings of 15 billion euros per annum, a very significant reduction of CO2 emissions and a reduction of 4% in terms of energy dependency from external supply sources.
- Internal market in gas and electricity: The objective is to continue to open up markets so as to create a real Community-wide and truly competitive market. A progress report with possible future action points will be published at the end of the year.
- Renewable energy: Objective is to keep growth trend in renewables at 20% per annum.
- Nuclear safety and security: Piebalgs's vision is based on four aspects: security of nuclear materials, radiological protection, nuclear safety and the reliable disposal of nuclear waste.
- EU external energy policy relations: Continuation of EU-Russia energy dialogue and strengthening of relations with producer regions, consumer and transit countries. The Commission will launch consultations (Green Paper) on the security of energy supply by the end of this year.
- Better linkage of energy, environment and research policy: R&D to focus among other things on CO2 capture and storage for zero emission power generation; clean coal; hydrogen and fuel cells; renewables.
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